The images in Figures 1 to 8 are
all based on screen captures from
interactive products. As such, they present only a small part of
the
story. To see the Ann Arbor files, in Google Earth®, download
Google
Earth®
to your hard drive. Save the following files to your desktop
(scanned by Norton and virus-free at upload): Then, in Google Earth®, go to Open and navigate to the files on your desktop and open each of the three. Then, type in "Ann Arbor" and you should be able to navigate the buildings for yourself! Notice the compass. |
If you wish to view the scene
with the photographic textures and
shadows at varying positions, or to add new buildings of your own as an
experiment in planning, then download Google SketchUp® (link
below with the
library of textures used) and install it and also download the SketchUp®
file and Open it in SketchUp®. |
During the past 6 months
presentations of the 3D Atlas of Ann
Arbor,
1st Volume (without Google Earth/SketchUp®), were
given by the author
to various groups of community leaders. Particular wishes, beyond
what
was presented in that material were:
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What remains, beyond the obvious
(but time-consuming) completion of all buildings and field-checking of
heights and facades, is:
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