The range of models available right now is fairly interesting, if not particularly large. There are models of things like Athens (and Vienna, Madrid, and a host of other cities), woodworking (furniture, etc.) and building pieces. It's all very good.
Google seems to have gotten into the business trying to get 3D models for its Google Earth application, which is the attempt at realistic rendering of the Earth in an application. It used to be the first application I used to get satellite imagery, until it was merged into Google Maps to give us the (infinitely useful) Satellite View.
Personally, I find the current state of the world a lot less interesting than the past. While Google seems to spend all this time and other people's energy to get a 3D model for use in one of its applications, the uses for Historica are much wider:
- Virtual tours for tourists (or people that want to visit)
- Historical reconstruction (research)
- Research for writers
- Education/teaching
- Realistic game play
- Planning and urban development
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