Pixel Perfect map of china
There's quite a lot of map companies offering similar "SimCity-style" maps:<p>Edushi (<a href="http://edushi.com/" rel="nofollow">http://edushi.com/</a>), as others have mentioned --- IIRC they were one of the first to market<p>Baidu rolled out their own offering in 2010 (go to <a href="http://maps.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow">http://maps.baidu.com/</a>, pick a city from the menu on the right, and then click the "三维" button)<p>City8 (<a href="http://city8.com/" rel="nofollow">http://city8.com/</a>) don't have 3D maps, but they have a Streetview equivalent which they've been working on since 2008 in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities: <a href="http://en.city8.com/search/search.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://en.city8.com/search/search.aspx</a><p>Couple of articles which may be interesting reading (in Chinese) --- touching on China-specific privacy, legal/data licensing issues, etc. surrounding these maps:<p><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/internet/2008-03/14/content_7787457.htm" rel="nofollow">http://news.xinhuanet.com/internet/2008-03/14/content_778745...</a><p><a href="http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2010/09/0315448095546.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2010/09/0315448095546.shtml</a>