Blue Ribbon

Getting a Blue Ribbon award from Google™ for your model can never be guaranteed and we make no claims to this effect. What we do say is that we make the highest quality models available anywhere so you will have the best chance possible of getting that little blue ribbon next to your model and a place in the 3D Buildings Layer.

Not being awarded the Blue Ribbon means nothing about the quality of the model in question. Many of the most detailed models available are simply more than Google Earth can handle at this moment in time and will most likely be included as the Google Earth software improves over time.

If your model is lucky enough to be awarded the 'Blue Ribbon' here are some things you should know:

The '3D Buildings Layer' that you will find inside Google Earth™ does not show full high-definition versions of 'Blue Ribbon' models and offers more of an abstract representation only. To make sure that large numbers of models can be rendered simultaneously, Google™ subjects models to further automatic server-side file compression. This file compression offers unpredictable results but the geometric essences of buildings are usually left intact. Naturally viewers can click these more primitive models and download full high-definition versions directly from Google's 3D Warehouse.

When your model is downloaded in conjunction with your GeoDock™ it will be shown at full resolution along with your additional KML content, this will be available immediately on the build completion of your GeoDock™. Not having a Blue Ribbon makes no difference at all to your GeoDock's efficiency and is really just a little bit of free promotion (and possibly additional bragging rights).

Here at earthHD™ we build our models with the highest resolution texturing and geometry possible; in doing so we keep them future-proof. Google Earth™ is under constant development and bigger and better versions of the software are made freely available to millions of users annually. Rather than needing to rebuild your model to keep up with these improvements, we think it best to build the highest quality models from day one, and this is what earthHD™ stands for.

Good Luck with your 'Blue Ribbon'



Anthony Lawrence, earthHD Founder