Google Maps recently released the ability to view locations in anaglyphic 3D (the kind of 3D that utilizes red and blue, color separated, glasses). When in street view, just click on the icon below the zoom factor to turn on the 3D display.
While this functionality is kinda cool, the value and quality of these 3D images is questionable. From within Google Earth, there is a link to go from that platform, to Google Maps, and then down to the Street View functionality, but the anaglyphic 3D functionality, to date, has yet to be introduced into Google Earth.
We are looking forward to Google offering this stereoscopic functionality, real time, in Google Earth. This could be a truly mind-bending addition to the Google Earth fly-by tours.
According to the Lat Long Blog, Cincinnati was 3D as of 1/15/2010. However, we were unable to reproduce the 3D modeling within Google Earth today.
In any case, this is a pretty cool functionality which will only become more and more useful for everyday applications as it matures. Hats off, as always, to Google for pushing the boundaries.
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