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Thursday, February 4, 2021

Mapping Tall Buildings Inwards 3D


When y'all demand a map that tin boundary over tall buildings inward a unmarried boundary y'all tin telephone phone on the super OSM Buildings. OSM Buildings is a real impressive JavaScript mapping library that tin hold upwards used to practise 3D models of buildings from Open Street Map data.

For representative when DNAInfo wanted to practise an interactive map to present the visual touching of novel skyscrapers on the New York skyline they used OSM Buildings amongst Stamen designed map tiles. DNAInfo's New York Skyline map shows New York buildings inward 3D. It too shows buildings which bring been approved for structure (colored turquoise on the map) too buildings which are all the same inward the proposal phase (colored blue).

You tin notice out to a greater extent than virtually the approved for structure buildings too the proposed buildings yesteryear clicking on their 3D models on the map. This information includes details on the superlative of the edifice and, where available, an ikon of the building's proposed design.


Berlin's neue Skyline is a like visualization from the Berliner Morgenpost. This map uses OSM Buildings to practise a storey map exploring Berlin's growing skyline.

As y'all scroll downward Berlin's neue Skyline y'all tin run across how the middle of Berlin has changed since 1990. The map spins too zooms into approximately of Berlin's novel skyscrapers. The map sidebar too scrolls downward to furnish information on the edifice visualized inward the electrical current map stance (the text is inward High German only the map all the same plant if y'all stance the page inward Google Translate).

The Webkid spider web log created a actually useful tutorial explaining how the Berliner Morgenpost used OSM Buildings to practise their interactive map of the Berlin skyline. If y'all desire to role OSM Buildings to practise your ain 3D edifice map therefore Webkid's Interactive 3D Maps With OSM Buildings is a slap-up house to start.


Stuart MacMillan used Webkid's tutorial to assistance educate a 3D Map of Glasgow Construction Projects. Stuart's 3D map of Glasgow shows approximately of the city's electrical current structure plans (highlighted inward unlike colors on the map).

Stuart has added an selection for anybody to submit their ain GeoJSON edifice polygons to the map. If y'all click on the 'Empty GeoJSON' push y'all volition hold upwards sent to geojson.io where y'all tin practise a edifice polygon of a Glasgow structure projection too therefore select care of the resulting GeoJSON file for the completed edifice polygon.