In other words, it will be reviewed by several Google employees, who check the models qualifications under certain acceptance criteria. If a 'Google Earth ready' model is submitted, within a few weeks, the model will pass through 'the pipeline'. Users can select the option when uploading their models, to verify if the model is 'Google Earth ready', which should be checked if the model is a real, current, well textured and correctly located representation of the reallife building. The models can also be viewed directly in Google Earth, or on Google Maps. Individual models can be viewed in 3D in the browser, but can also be downloaded in a KML (Google Earth) or SKP (Google Sketchup) file. When uploading, modelers can write a useful description of the model, and add tags to the details page so it can be easily found. It also shows model complexity, ranging from simple, to moderate and complex. It is possible for modelers to create collections of models on the website, and the website uses algorithms to determine similar models.
