Monday, Harald Wolf, Senator for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues and Mayor of Berlin presented a virtual 3D model of the entire city available on Google Earth
, including some 890 km2 and 500,000 buildings. It was developed over the past two years by a team of developers from 3D-Geo, now part of Autodesk, and includes 80 highlights that have been modelled in detail including inside, such as the Reichstag, Museum Island, Olympic Stadium, Sony Center, and the Central Station. The model is intended to make Berlin more attractive for conventions and trade fairs, contribute to commerce, and help with urban planning. It even has the route of the infamous Berlin Wall which was removed in 1989.
Two years ago Berlin was the first city in Germany to make available a photorealistic 3D model on Google Earth. Over the past two years aerial overflight data together with laser scan data have been linked with business data. For example, the locations of the music industry has been integrated into the model as well as the location of available commercial property.
Interestingly, this model is neither a commercial model nor based on commercially available 3D models, but rather its development was supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development, the Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Women and the Berlin Partner GmbH.
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