UpNext is a tiny 4-person startup developing extremely detailed 3D maps for the iPhone. UpNext currently maps New York City and Boston (and aims to map several more cities by March 2009), but it is a powerful demonstration of how 3-D experiences could soon become more mainstream.

Within the UpNext 3D Cities iPhone app a complete 3-D representation of each city is offered, down to practically every single building. You can pan and zoom, and click on any building to get a list of the businesses inside. Type in an address and the map flies right to it. If you want to see nearby restaurants, bars, stores, hotels, museums, or sports facilities, you can set a filter to light those things up on the map.

UpNext gets its map data from VisionMedia, which flies over the city taking pictures and then extrapolates the height of each building, allowing UpNext to render them in 3-D. It then takes local business information from Localeze, and drops it onto every building. Various public data sources are also utilized.

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UpNext received in Angel funding. (2009)

Posted 10/1/09 at 8:05am
UpNext added Vik Advani as Co-founder and CTO.

Posted 11/21/07 at 5:04am
UpNext added Robin Har as Co-founder and Chief Creative Director.

Posted 11/21/07 at 5:04am
UpNext added Raj Advani as Co-founder and Chief Architect.

Posted 11/21/07 at 5:04am
UpNext added Danny Moon as Co-founder and Business Development.

Posted 11/21/07 at 5:05am