I used to have lunch every thrusday there, at the ‘Restaurante Asiático SHENG’. I strongly recommend you ‘entremeses’ (In China you will find them as ‘dim-sum’) and Cantonese duck or Hong Kong duck (this was slightly spicy thou). Very good food, very fast service and pretty cheap menu: 10,7 €… ideal for an IT worker!. TheseContinue reading “One more 3D building in Avenida de la Vega. Restaurante Asiático SHENG. Madrid, Spain.”
Tag Archives: geography
Creating and personalizing KML code (placemarks).
First of all, what is KML?. KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. You can create KML files to pinpoint locations, add image overlays, and expose rich data in new ways. KML is an international standard maintained byContinue reading “Creating and personalizing KML code (placemarks).”
News: Capaware, an opensource 3D geographical Multilayer Framework… First steps…
I discovered this project a few months ago and I’ve been following them very close. It’s always very interesting for freelancers and self taught professionals having an opensource 3D framework to start building your own scenaries not needing to pay a big amount of money for a license… I will do my best to upload here myContinue reading “News: Capaware, an opensource 3D geographical Multilayer Framework… First steps…”
Windmills (wind turbines). Geovisualization live!
I will do my best to build a 3d scenario incluiding a few wind generators located very close to Pancorbo Cliff, North of Spain, about 320 km from Madrid. As usual, I started getting a model from 3D warehouse and included inside my google sketch up session… after that it was just placing it inContinue reading “Windmills (wind turbines). Geovisualization live!”
Getting textures from Google Maps – Street View
I this post I am trying to show you how easy is adding a building to your scenario using textures from Google Maps (Street View). You have to know a little bit about Photoshop and layers and these stuff but it’s pretty easy thou… First step, capturing my screen…OMG!!! there’s a tree in the middleContinue reading “Getting textures from Google Maps – Street View”
WMS in Google Earth.
I have thought there is something very interesting maybe you guys have never tried… using your Google Earth sesssion not just for navigating, finding your house or the place you are going on holidays to… If you use the WMS protocol to show your map over your 3D scenario you are going to add aContinue reading “WMS in Google Earth.”
Modelling Madrid 3D. Geovisualization live!
And now, Let’s start with a 3D model… this is not very simple thou… First of all we have a flat /2D scenary at GE, no much more than 50 cm of resolution. The place is very close to Madrid downtown, a very big neighborhood called Moratalaz…we will find there two very big towers ofContinue reading “Modelling Madrid 3D. Geovisualization live!”
Modeling from scratch. Geovisualization live!
This is what we first have, a low resolution image taken from Google Earth (GE) visualization engine. This area is a small town within La Rioja, NE of Spain, about 300 km from Madrid. The town is called Muro en Cameros. First of all we have to find a better resolution imagen beacouse is absolutelyContinue reading “Modeling from scratch. Geovisualization live!”