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24 alternatives to Text to 3D simulation on a map (does history pretty well) with gmaps++
Resubmitting text to 3d simulation on a map because during the last submission, I quickly reached my quota on Google's photorealistic 3d map tiles, leaving many confused. You can simulate anything on a map in 3d, and it recreates historical events pretty well. It also now includes a timeline of events for each simulation. The goal is to create a simulator that can meaningfully predict the past -- and future events. Now I have an increased daily quota and in case it's reached, a system for providing your own api key. Glad for feedback. I built the frontend with threejs, the atmospheric fx…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Simulate anything on a map from a text prompt -- and conduct risk analysis against LiveUA map's global realtime data points from social media and news sources. I trained a GPT-2-size model on historical incident data used to predict things that will go wrong. As historian Benjamin Breen mentions, the leading language models are good historians, so the application will simulate historical events pretty well also. I include a Multi-Agent RL Urban Mobility model in progress displayed on the map as small white cubes representing traffic and pedestrians. Around SF, it uses real census data and…
2025 · mused.com · its alternatives →
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TimeMap▲325Interactive Map of History: millions of people, events, maps
2024 · oldmapsonline.org · its alternatives →
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TravelAnimator▲536Turn Google Maps URLs into stunning map animations.
Jan 2026 · travelanimator.com · its alternatives →
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map33.js is a JavaScript library to build 3D maps. Made by Openbloc with three.js.
2020 · map33.openbloc.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I’m excited to share this open-source community mashup showing the power and possibility of combining 3D Gaussian splat scans with traditional mesh-based 3D tiles maps in the browser. As you've probably seen on HN a bunch lately, Gaussian splats are a new method to allow custom 3D scans of scenes and objects [1] and Google Maps 3D Tiles API are the same 3D buildings and street views your familiar with in Google Earth or Google Maps, and recently they’ve been made available for inclusion in web apps. Combining splats + 3d map mixes highly detailed real-world custom micro-scans with…
2024 · maps-and-splats.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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Google released an API in May to get fetch 3D Tiles of anywhere on Earth. Using this in standard 3D engines like Blender is tricky because (1) the tiles are in a geographic coordinate system (2) you get a lot of little tiles at varying quality levels I wanted to simplify this so all you need to do is get an API key, select a map region and a zoom level, and get one combined glTF file that you can throw into any engine. Especially if you're just prototyping and want to see how this data looks in your engine before investing in figuring out all the nuances of the API & coordinate system. (Note…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MapScroll▲109Hi HN, I built this after getting frustrated trying to map out things like “Ancient mayan ruins” or “James Bond movie locations” on Google "My" Maps. You basically have to drop pins manually, hunt down photos, copy links, it’s slow and never feels like an actual story. With MapScroll, you just type something like “Marco Polo’s route” or “forgotten WWII sites in France”, and it geocodes, grabs images + articles, and plots everything into a shareable story map. Each marker comes with a little gallery and sources tied to your prompt. You can also refine the first draft which AI creates before…
2025 · mapscroll.ai · its alternatives →
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Extracted Maps of the DOS Game Test Drive 3. Contribute to s-macke/Test-Drive-3-Maps development by creating an account on GitHub.
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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TextTo3D▲76From Text to 3D: Bring Your Fantasy to Life in Seconds
2024 · text-to-3d.app · its alternatives →
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FATMAP▲88Global 3D map and adventure guidebook for the outdoors!
2018 · strava.com · its alternatives →
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Mapbox GLJS V2▲116Interactive, customizable 3D maps in your browser
2020 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →
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Globe 3D▲151Convert your design into an interactive 3D globe
2021 · globe-3d.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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I made a web app to generate 3D models of real places on earth from land cover and elevation data. Click anywhere on the map to get a polygon, and then click "generate". It should work at most scales, but if your watershed or region selection is too large, the result can be less exciting because it's so flat. As a warning, the 3D models can sometimes be too much for my phone. It's nicer on desktop. I'm still working better on mobile support. The land cover data I'm using gives a cool effect, but at some point I'd like to add in global imagery and clouds. The backend is a Python thread…
2025 · topography.jessekv.com · its alternatives →
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A 2-dimensional driving simulator built upon Google Maps
2015 · framesynthesis.com · its alternatives →
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A framework for 3D geospatial visualization in the browser - UDST/vizicities
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Super Map World▲115Hi HN I’ve been working on Super Map World, a creative mapping platform and just launched a new animation feature. Try it: https://supermap.world/tools/map-animation What it does: The feature lets you animate maps directly in your browser with a few clicks. You can animate routes, regions, or just simply see a globe in your chosen style rotate from point to point. It’s designed for people who want to make short visuals e.g. social clips, or storytelling maps without needing to figure out GIS tools. Under the hood: Everything runs client-side. I'm using d3.js to render the…
2023 · supermap.world · its alternatives →
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Create Stunning Travel Map Videos Effortlessly!
2025 · travelmap.video · its alternatives →
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3D geographic visualization library. Contribute to w3reality/three-geo development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built MailMap (https://mailmap.site) – a platform where you can create interactive map stories by simply sending an email. ## How it works: 1. Take a photo with GPS data 2. Email it to [email protected] with your story 3. Your story appears on an interactive map within seconds 4. Get a unique shareable URL No app downloads, no registrations required for basic use. Just email → map story. ## Technical details: - Automatically extracts GPS coordinates from image EXIF data - Alternative: registered users can add stories directly on the map (click location + wait 3 seconds)…
2025 · mailmap.site · its alternatives →
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Textomap 2.0▲77Turn text sources and ChatGPT prompts into interactive maps
2023 · textomap.com · its alternatives →
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The interactive 3d globe plugin
2025 · globe-map.framer.website · its alternatives →
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Gio.js▲773D globe info visualization library built with Three.js
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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