[OSM-talk] WebGL: Any 3D modellers/models out there?

[Nick Whitelegg]

With the imminent release of Firefox 4, now seems to be a good time to think about in-browser 3D OSM applications using WebGL - indeed there are already one or two things out there, including WebGLEarth (webglearth.com, using WebGL and OSM tiles) plus my own (very limited at the moment, and not looking at its best ATM due to lighting not working as a result of spec changes) OSM/SRTM vector rendering demo at http://www.free-map.org.uk/3d/.

However what would be good to have is some high-quality 3D models of many of the features present in OSM. For my own countryside-orientated slant, I'm particularly thinking of things like gates, stiles, trees, man made features such as masts, water towers and pylons, and textures such as grass, heath, water, gravel, mud, etc. The sort of thing I'm imagining is a 3D virtual world created from OSM data, which a user can explore by walking and flying around in it.

Is there anyone who is interested in creating such models, or for that matter, has maybe created a selection already?

Thanks,
Nick