Now, in a latest update, Google Maps is making it easier for users by adding a new toggle to switch off 3D view. A few days ago, Google Maps increased the icon sizes of major buildings in the city, so that these do not get lost in a broader view of the city. Please feel free to contact Earthware if you are looking to explore how Google Maps, or any other web based interactive mapping, can help your business.Google Maps is constantly working on making its app more user-friendly and interactive. Microsoft is currently working on its own 3D view of the world by enhancing its Bird’s Eye perspective in Bing Maps using the Silverlight plug-in.īrian, Earthware’s Technical Director believes, “It is great to see these premium beta features make it into the consumer site offering some real competition to Bing’s 3D maps”. (Credit: screenshots by Stephen Shankland/CNET) San Francisco is one area where 3D perspective of an urban view is available in real detail. The Grand Canyon, as viewed with Earth View in Google Maps.

The motion is fluid, and you can see the world from any viewpoint'.Ĭoming five years after Google Earth was launched, Earth View is available through the installation of a browser plug-in it originally issued in 2008, enabling dramatic detailing using the Google Earth fly-through interface. 'Earth View offers a true three-dimensional perspective, which lets you experience mountains in full detail, 3D buildings and first-person dives beneath the ocean. Then select one of the listed examples, sit back and enjoy!Ĭommenting on the Google's Lat Long blog, Google Product Manager, Peter Birch, wrote: Go to Google Maps and click the ‘New!’ link in the top right-hand corner and then enable “Aerial Imagery” and click on “save changes”. In the UK, these include the Houses of Parliament in London, Stonehenge and even the Lake District. This update to Google Maps, called Earth View, enables users to view 3D images of a number of the world’s most iconic places. This week has seen a further development in global web based mapping technology with Google’s announcement that it has augmented Google Earth into Google Maps, creating a 3D rendering of certain locations when used with a supported browser.

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