To see the full coverage of 3D imagery in Google Earth and find out what other recent additions there are, download this KML file. York Minster in York, England. Filed Under: 3D Models , Site News ...

The 3D models for Google Earth will take on much greater realism now thanks to new support of textures. This means you can put color photos, patterns, even paintings onto the surface of polygons ...

Ever wonder how designers make models in 3D? Check out this free program from Google that lets you create, view and edit 3D plans quickly and easily.

As glaciers retreat due to a rise in global temperatures, one study shows detailed 3D elevation models could drastically ...

The new model of the Earth's mantle and crust from Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory is called Sandia-Los Alamos 3D, or SALSA3D.

Scientists mapping Earth in 3D, ... readings of roughly 3,000 quakes of magnitude 5.5 and greater the geologists can produce a three-dimensional model of the structures under the Earth's surface.

Virtual 3D models are often made of several layers, including color, depth, and texture. In this case, the displacement map gives the resulting 3D model the peaks and valleys we see on the Moon ...