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Screenshot of courthousenews.com: German court calls Google aerial imagery 'spying'

German court calls Google aerial imagery 'spying'(courthousenews.com)

36 points by rdmuser 2 days ago | 21 comments

Courthouse News article on a Frankfurt court ruling that Google Earth and Maps aerial imagery of private property without consent violates German privacy law.

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Screenshot of cloud.google.com: Google Earth 3D Models Now Available as Open Standard (GlTF)

Google Earth 3D Models Now Available as Open Standard (GlTF)(cloud.google.com)

390 points by OmarShehata 3 years ago | 92 comments

Google Cloud blog post announcing Photorealistic 3D Tiles in Google Maps Platform for building immersive 3D map experiences using open standards.

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