Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normalized glTF 3D model

Re:Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normal... by CSMastermind on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:47PM (#38677615)

Very cool! I'm surprised that Google doesn't offer this functionality. If you keep this project going you could make something extraordinary in this space.

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Re:Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normal... by crazygringo on Sunday December 17, 2023 @07:15PM (#38677794)

They license most of their data and surely those license terms would be far more expensive if they allowed for this kind of export and offline use. Or they just couldn't license it at all.

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Re:Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normal... by ivanjermakov on Sunday December 17, 2023 @09:28PM (#38678614)

Does this imply that I cannot make commercial product using this models?

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Re:Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normal... by exikyut on Sunday December 17, 2023 @11:42PM (#38679314)

Their lawyers have an infinite supply of dark glasses and sandwiches for the ensuing mexican standoff, compared to you... :/

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