We're excited to announce significant improvements to our free tier! Starting today, all 3DStreet users get more access to powerful features that were previously Pro-only, making it easier than ever to create compelling street visualizations.
May 2026 Update: The image hosting step in this post (uploading to GitHub Pages or another web host) is no longer required. 3DStreet now supports built-in custom image upload — drag your panoramic or historic image directly into the editor and it is stored in your account automatically. The rest of the AR workflow below still applies. See the updated docs on adding custom images.
Ever wondered what your neighborhood looked like 100 years ago? With 3DStreet's enhanced AR capabilities and AI tools like World Labs, you can now create immersive augmented reality experiences that let people walk through history. I recently used this workflow to create AR scenes of historic San Francisco for a Green Density walking tour, allowing participants to toggle between past and present views of the same location.
This tutorial will walk you through the complete process I used to create AR experiences for my Green Density walking tour, where participants could scan QR codes and see how San Francisco's landscape has evolved over time.
By the end of this tutorial, you'll have:
The future of urban planning is happening right on our streets. In a recent webinar featuring 3DStreet founder Kieran Farr and InCitu's Nick, we explored how augmented reality (AR) is transforming community engagement with street design proposals.
Introducing Map Blending and Environment Settings in 3DStreet! When combined these can allow for a wide range of creative options to mix street scenes with geospatial layers.
We’re thrilled to announce the early access launch of 3DStreet Geospatial Pro introducing groundbreaking 3D map integrations, drag-and-drop 3D model placement, augmented reality features, and more.
Community advocate Andrew Seigner used 3DStreet Geospatial Pro to propose a few alternative treatments for a Hayes Street Promenade in San Francisco.
"Geospatial" is the uniting theme for the many feature requests we get from 3DStreet's growing user base. Users can already place custom street scenes, so it's natural to understand why geospatial features like 3D Google Map Tiles or Augmented Reality visualization keep coming up in conversations with users when we explore common repeatable workflows for visualizing safer infrastructure.
To kick off 2024 we've been doing some experiments to see how these technologies could be applied to public streets and spatial design.
Proof of concept 3D Tiles and 3DStreet scene combined.