The 3D Buildings layer folder actually has two sub-layers: Photorealistic (models with photos applied to add complex details and colors), and Gray Buildings which are 3D geometric models without ...

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.

Google encourages local governments and colleges to produce 3D models of their cities, towns, and campuses–and for those of us who don’t have the resources available to institutions, it ...

The moon has been added to Google Earth. Mountain View, Calif.-based Google announced Monday that it is launching a new 3D atlas of the moon for the 5.0 version of its free "virtual globe ...

The Google 3D Warehouse continues to grow with both user-contributed 3D Models for SketchUp and Google Earth. Google also has a team of 3D SketchUp modelers who continue to add high quality 3D ...

More than 50 species of trees have been added to Google Earth’s 3D models of places. Also with this latest version of Earth, Google has added a new character to the software’s repertoire, Pegman.

Being able to fly around the globe in Google Maps or Google Earth and see 3D reconstructions of buildings and landmarks is admittedly a lot of fun, but most of these models have so far been pretty ...