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Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by mthoms »

Incredible. This is the first 3D mapping implementation in JS that doesn't make my MBP switch to leaf-blower mode. It runs smooth and silent. Well done.

It would be nice to get a ballpark indication of the pricing if anyone from this company cares to share.

Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by zyang »

mthoms wrote: post #2

Incredible. This is the first 3D mapping implementation in JS that doesn't make my MBP switch to leaf-blower mode. It runs smooth and silent. Well done. It would be nice to get a ballpark indication of the pricing if anyone from this company cares to share.

My guess is they are not trying to do quad tree tiling. The demos are very nice, but it might have trouble scaling to larger maps.

Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by anc84 »

zyang wrote: post #3
mthoms wrote: post #2

Incredible. This is the first 3D mapping implementation in JS that doesn't make my MBP switch to leaf-blower mode. It runs smooth and silent. Well done. It would be nice to get a ballpark indication of the pricing if anyone from this company cares to share.

My guess is they are not trying to do quad tree tiling. The demos are very nice, but it might have trouble scaling to larger maps.

It does use quad tree (or similar) tiling. I guess they simply limit framerate to something reasonable instead of rendering as many frames as possible like others often do.

Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by stemuk »

I think the software itself is actually really well done, however I hate the fact that the pricing always HAS to be 'Contact sales'.

Why is it so hard to have transparent pricing? Just say what you offer and tell us how much you want to be paid, as easy as that. 'Contact sales' makes pricing REALLY intransparent and ultimately leads to lower sales.

Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by sccxy »

mthoms wrote: post #2

Incredible. This is the first 3D mapping implementation in JS that doesn't make my MBP switch to leaf-blower mode. It runs smooth and silent. Well done. It would be nice to get a ballpark indication of the pricing if anyone from this company cares to share.

I had same feeling.

I thought 3D in browser is in far future. But their current stage really surprised me.

Re: Melown – 3D Map Developer Library

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Post by falsedan »

stemuk wrote: post #8

I think the software itself is actually really well done, however I hate the fact that the pricing always HAS to be 'Contact sales'. Why is it so hard to have transparent pricing? Just say what you offer and tell us how much you want to be paid, as easy as that. 'Contact sales' makes pricing REALLY intransparent and ultimately leads to lower sales.

It's a new service, so the pricing structure also needs to be developed. Business processes are hard to develop!

How much would you be willing to offer for this service?

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