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SLA began developing a 3D national map in 2012 to help the country make better use of its limited land and identify areas at risk of flooding. The Government of Singapore launched a 3D mapping program in 2011 after a flood occurred in the country after a very heavy downpour. The first map of the Virtual Singapore project was completed in 2014. [3]
The origin of Virtualtourist is found in a project at the University of Buffalo to provide a Web-based map of all servers on the Internet. This project was nominated for “Best Navigation Aid” at the Best of the Web Awards at the First International Conference on the World-Wide Web.
Maps are useful in presenting key facts within a geographical context and enabling a descriptive overview of a complex concept to be accessed easily and quickly. WikiProject Maps encourages the creation of free maps and their upload on Wikimedia Commons. On the project's pages can be found advice, tools, links to resources, and map conventions.
NASA WorldWind is an open-source (released under the NOSA license and the Apache 2.0 license) virtual globe. According to the website, "WorldWind is an open source virtual globe API. WorldWind allows developers to quickly and easily create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map and geographical information.
Real time, interactive, 3D map of this very same world. Change something in the world, the map changes. Move something in the map (as one would a chess piece), the object in the world represented by it moves the same way. Croquet is a software development kit (SDK) for use in developing collaborative virtual world applications.
NASA WorldWind, an open-source virtual globe with stars and advanced atmosphere and sunlight effects. A virtual globe is a three-dimensional (3D) software model or representation of Earth or another world. A virtual globe provides the user with the ability to freely move around in the virtual environment by changing the viewing angle and position.
Download and install the latest Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer. 1. Go to www.java.com. 2. Click Free Java Download. 3. Click Agree and Start Free Download. 4. Click Run. Notes: If prompted by the User Account Control window, click Yes. If prompted by the Security Warning window, click Run. 5.
Projection mapping can also be interactive: Nokia Ovi Maps did a project where projections mimicked people's movements. [19] Projection mapping has been used at conferences as a means of decoration or immersing audience members in an experienced theme. Images can be projected onto a flat surface, or onto an unusual object such as a car or a chair.