It's easy to use, and you need to open your Google Maps app, search for your favorite landmark, and then open your Photos folder on your device. It's a very convenient feature that tourists should use whenever they set foot on a foreign land anywhere on Earth.Īs of writing, Engadget reported that users can now access aerial views. The search engine giant said it's a preview tool for people who want to tour globally. The captured images include Street View and satellite photos. As such, you can visit New York City's Empire State Building, London's Big Ben, and more.įurthermore, this Google Maps feature makes use of artificial intelligence in presenting the 3D views of a location. The majority of our users are looking down at the street level for businesses, directions, etc… so we’re sticking with this projection for now.You can virtually tour 100 world landmarks through the app. While this distorts a ‘zoomed-out view’ of the map, it allows close-ups (street level) to appear more like reality. In an answer to a query on Google Maps & Earth Help forum, Joel H wrote, “The first launch of Maps actually did not use Mercator, and streets in high latitude places like Stockholm did not meet at right angles on the map the way they do in reality. Wondering why Mercator maps are being used in spite of displaying a distorted image of the Earth? A Google employee answered this for us in 2009 saying it helps them in preserving the angles of the roads. Whereas in reality, Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland. Although it is a highly popular style that makes it simple to print, what it projects is a highly distorted image of the Earth.įor instance, with Mercator projection, the size of Greenland and Africa appear to be the same.
Till now, Google Maps used Mercator projection – which displayed the Earth like a flat surface. On mobile, you’ll have to still keep up with the flat surface. The tweet said that with the Google Maps’ new 3D globe mode, “Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa.” However, it is notable that the update is only available on desktop as of now. The technology giant announced the update via Google Maps Twitter feed. Just zoom all the way out at 😎🌍 /CIkkS7It8d
With this update, Google Maps will be able to depict places more accurately. If you now zoom all the way out on Google Maps, the Earth will be displayed as a globe and not as a flat surface.
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