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This is pretty cool, but demonstrates why google/apple maps make heavy use of bespoke models vs just the map data, as is demonstrated pretty well by the sydney opera house and harbour bridge

This: https://shottr.cc/s/Qxhj/SCR-20250108-r6p.jpeg

Apple maps: https://shottr.cc/s/QWES/SCR-20250108-r69.jpeg

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https://demo.f4map.com/#lat=-33.8564200&lon=151.2149210&zoom... f4map does a pretty good job, although I'm not sure if they use some extra model here or just render it based on osm data. Sydney opera house seems pretty well mapped and I think you could get something like that from it.

But definitely something similar can be rendered. Streets Gl handles complex shapes quite well: https://streets.gl/#52.23135,21.00506,45.00,0.00,1466.87

F4Map has an option "F4-specific buildings" which has premade 3D models for certain landmarks, including the opera house.

that's definitely a 3d model and the harbour bridge a few hundred metres away is still a flat line on the water

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