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Review Of 3D Web Browsers

shelflife points to this very intersting article on the 3D Web browsers in Scientific American. He writes that of the 3D systems mentioned, "A Swiss company, Geonova (www.geonova.ch), seems to demonstrate best that the idea of a geography-based Web is feasible with today's PCs. Engineers there created two impressively detailed models of Switzerland--one of the entire nation with 25-meter resolution and another of two central cantons at 50-centimeter resolution. .. Text and iconic labels hovered quite legibly above towns, lakes, companies and tourist attractions; clicking on the labels opened associated Web pages. What other 3D browsers are there -- VRML plugins have been around a while -- yet they do not seem to be successful. Why is that?"

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  2. Re:Dumb question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Don't they get it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Any detailed 3D map of a country could be used
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  4. Ugh by ThoreauHD · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about posting something about ready made bomb shelters. That way, when you all get laid off and incenerated, we can take over the site for you and talk about 3D web browsing.

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