Google Adds 45 Degree Aerial Images to Maps
Google Adds 45 Degree Aerial Images to Maps
Posted 07/09/2010 at 2:59pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Google has added a new view option to the online Google Maps service. When viewing select cities in satellite mode, you can now see things from a 45 degree angle. When zooming into an area in satellite mode, the view will automatically switch to the new viewing angle. It can be toggled off by clicking the satellite mode button. This is similar to a feature Microsoft's Bing Maps has been using for some time.
This is more useful than the standard top down view in a number of situations. If you need to see what a particular area looks like, or want to check out some landmarks, this is much more detailed. Users can pan around to see objects from different angles with the compass icon.
Google was testing this feature in Google Labs for a few months, but now it is integrated into the Google Maps experience everyone sees. The imagery isn't really enabled in enough areas for it to be of use to most people, but Google has plans to expand it.
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Mayhemm
July 10, 2010 at 2:52am
I didn't know Bing had a map service. Is it better than Google Maps?
Jesterace
July 10, 2010 at 1:11pm
It's not too shabby, when I did Logistics for Cisco Systems we used the Bing Maps instead of google maps as it seemed to give us more accurate directions for our couriers from warehouse to client. Personally for home use I've stuck with Google Maps.
stinger608
July 09, 2010 at 4:24pm
That is great, with the exception that Google maps are waaaaay old! I moved into my house over 2 years ago, and opening Google map and checking my house out shows no garage on the place. I put up a garage about 4 months after I moved in!
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