Combining Google Maps, photogrammetry and pointcloud into Revit

Google Maps is getting better and better, and to be honest I am really amazed how you can view an entire city in great detail. We use Google Maps in our office to investigate exciting sites and surroundings, and I have thought that it would have been valuable to import this information into Revit.
And guess what, by using photogrammetry I made it happen:)
Read more on my blog: digitalstoryof...

[@christopheroverbeck3662]

Maybe you could combine maps view with street view?

[@scays]

Just started teaching Photogrammetry, this video is very Useful

[@StevenYounkinCivil]

This is great stuff, good workflow.
I've found it is too hard triangulating surfaces that are parallel to the viewing angle, such as moving along the corridor in streetview. I'd be curious to know how to do it though if you found a way that works.

[@26381314]

Vey good job, I would like to know once you import the 3D model into revit could you still editing the mesh? Thanks

[@PLCP_Brad]

Hi Arne, Thank you for sharing this idea! What software did you use to create the photogrammetry model?

[@ArneFolkestadBjelland]

+brad simonsen Autodesk Memento (memento.autodesk.com)

[@iprogroup]

You may use a free software called Meshroom. Please see the tutorial ruclips.net/video/zjoRl1NZkgw/видео.html

[@methodesbtp5673]

Very good job ! Did you fialy find a way to use Google Street Views instead of Google Earth ?

[@ArneFolkestadBjelland]

I had some mixed results but overall the result was not good enough

[@KlaasNienhuis]

Very cool! How do you deal with licensing in this case? Does Google allow this workflow?

[@ArneFolkestadBjelland]

Very good question Klaas. Please read the google terms of use: www.google.com/intl/en_US/help/terms_maps.html

[@phillipfung2137]

Is there no sound to this video?

[@ivanforetic8392]

Does someone have old Momento Beta instalation or downloaded software to share with me/world? I looks great, it was free, and all that I ever will need. Thanks!

[@Vdcthrbhxu23]

How can I make these city?

[@AlbiDelicious]

how did you get all that photos from google maps automatically?

[@ArneFolkestadBjelland]

Please read the blogpost ( (digitalstoryofanarchitect.com/2015/09/12/combining-google-maps-photogrammetry-and-pointcloud-into-revit/). If you wan to do it automatically you can consider capture a video and extract frames (digitalstoryofanarchitect.com/2015/10/18/i-have-a-video-but-all-i-want-is-a-beautiful-3d-model/)

[@iprogroup]

Please see my video on how to create this 3D model using Open Source software. An easy way to capture photos is also explained.ruclips.net/video/zjoRl1NZkgw/видео.html

[@lalakyut]

how do you take pictures in google map?

[@ArneFolkestadBjelland]

Hi. If you read my blogposts it is described there (digitalstoryofanarchitect.com/2015/09/12/combining-google-maps-photogrammetry-and-pointcloud-into-revit/)

[@lalakyut]

Thank you sir!

[@VFXLtd]

Thanks, i was thinking of using the sniping tool lol

[@몽시리-e9w]

HI arne, thanks for this clip, i want to learn how to make this image can u help me?

[@iprogroup]

See here ruclips.net/video/zjoRl1NZkgw/видео.html

[@sipimate]

so cool! very well played sir! thank you for sharing:)

[@REDxFROG]

lol did he just create photogrammetry 3D models from photgrammetry 3D models? Not very efficient.
I tried the same with youtube videos but too bad that doesn't quite work.