A couple of researchers at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill shared some visualizations they have developed for Google Earth using LIDAR data (a kind of optical radar system that allows you to collect 3D information in digital form of outdoor scenery). Martin Isenburg and Jonathan Shewchuk have published some of their results at this web page. They are using view-based network links to let you view image overlays of LIDAR data, and they have developed tool so they can generate isocontours from the LIDAR and generate contour tiles viewable in Google Earth as well. (Read more...)
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