When Google first announced in 2006 that it had purchased @Last Software, and its Sketchup 3D modeling tool, there were few people more excited than Jerry Paffendorf. Paffendorf was at that time the ...

Microsoft Corp. will work with 3D design and visualization software developer Dassault Systemes SA, to add a new dimension to its Virtual Earth mapping and satellite imagery service, the companies ...

In a move to catch up with search rival Google, Microsoft on Monday added an online mapping interface to its Live Search offering. Allowing users a more realistic Earth to explore online, Virtual ...

As mentioned yesterday, I wanted to create a video demonstrating why I think Globe Glider is a super mapping mashup. Globe Glider in its basic form lets you get a strong sense of geospatial context by ...

Since this blog is obviously focused on Google Earth, I have not devoted a great deal of attention to Microsoft’s new competing product: Virtual Earth and, specifically, Virtual Earth 3D (VE3D).