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A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces Isometric SF, a pixel-art map of about 1,300 square miles of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the post, the author built it from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and turned that data into a cohesive pixel map. The post says the map includes recognizable landmarks such as Apple Park, and links to a technical write-up describing the method.
A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces Isometric SF, a pixel-art map of about 1,300 square miles of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the post, the author built it from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and turned that data into a cohesive pixel map. The post says the map includes recognizable landmarks such as Apple Park, and links to a technical write-up describing the method.
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Technical Write-up: https://www.justinchavez.com/blog/isometric-sf-how/ Hi HN! Showcasing this fun project. I took 1300 square miles of the SF Bay Area from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and transformed them into a cohesive pixel map. It's really fun to explore and stumble upon various famous landmarks like Apple...
This is a personal showcase project rather than a news item about open source LLMs, so its direct relevance to that topic is limited. Developers interested in geospatial data or pixel-style rendering may find the linked technical write-up useful for seeing how the 3D tiles were processed. The source does not describe any AI model, license, or wider industry impact.
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