So Google Maps has been adding 3D models of buildings for some time now, but even as I fly through downtowns with all these buildings tower above me it still feels empty.
Why don't they render trees? What about the cars?
The satellite imagery is full of trees & cars, but they don't let you submit them as models. How hard would it be to use a simple fractal tree generator (like SpeedTree) to plop down trees where they appear on the map? If they can identify people's faces from photos I'm sure it could recognize a tree. Likewise in Building Maker it'll take the satellite imagery and texture a building with it, how hard would it be to plop down a rectangle and texture a car skin on it?
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