Name: Stephen Lawler的微软虚拟地球之旅
Uploaded: 2007-06-20T09:36:00Z
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: 微软的Stephen Lawler带我们进行了一次虚拟地球(Virtual Earth)的旋风之旅.你可以通过上升,下移的视觉体验超逼真的城市景观和完美的流畅性.这个成就的非凡之处在于它需要聚集惊人的数据量,

Stephen Lawler: Stephen Lawler的微软虚拟地球之旅

Stephen Lawler的微软虚拟地球之旅

微软的Stephen Lawler带我们进行了一次虚拟地球(Virtual Earth)的旋风之旅.你可以通过上升,下移的视觉体验超逼真的城市景观和完美的流畅性.这个成就的非凡之处在于它需要聚集惊人的数据量,

General manager of Microsoft's Virtual Earth

Digital globes are transforming the web from a static experience into an immersive, interactive environment. Using data streams collected by satellites, airplanes, and ground vehicles, engineers recreate cities in hyper-real detail, generating four gigabits per second from the air. After Hurricane Katrina, these tools gave many people their first look at their damaged homes. By merging software, community knowledge, and vast imagery, the digital world becomes a powerful, living map of the real one.