No doubt, the next market for 3D cities is in-car usage for satellite navigation devices. TeleAtlas has already been working to launch 30 cities in the next few months. In fact, the ability to present the highly detailed 3D models was achieved through a new technology developed by GTA Geoinformatik GmbH, a German company with extensive experience in 3D geo-referenced visualization and modelling. And according to TeleAtlas, application developers are provided a range of options, from colored block models to colored facades and roofs with detailed texture with this technology :
And there is also an official announcement: Mio C620 will include 3-D maps by Tele Atlas. If you want to see what it may look like :
As I put in the GPS Tracklog website, take care that this video is not the one which will be in the Mio devices!
This video is quite old and is a demo from Igo and 3DLabs based on the 3D platform from 3Dlabs (that's why you see 3DLabs at the bottom left). You have seen it during 3GSM at the TeleAtlas booth (as I see you there ;-)
Mio device will not incorporate 3D chipset from 3DLabs which means that, for sure, the quality will not be the same.
So wait and see what it will finally look like
Posted by: Pascal | 05 September 2007 at 22:02