Google is including “photorealistic aerial views” to just about 100 landmarks in Google Maps, the company introduced on Wednesday. The sights, which remind me of Apple Maps’ Flyover function, give you an overhead look at landmarks in metropolitan areas which include Barcelona, London, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo, in accordance to Google.
You can get an notion of what the new aerial sights seem like in this GIF from the organization:
The aerial sights are a “first step” towards launching the “immersive view” the firm showed off at Google I/O, according to a site write-up from Google Maps director of product or service Amanda Leicht Moore. Immersive see will also include indoor sights and facts like targeted traffic and the weather layered on the map, Google spokesperson Genevieve Park tells The Verge. At I/O, Google explained immersive check out would begin rolling out in Los Angeles, London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo “later this calendar year.”
In addition to the aerial views, Google is bringing a few other new capabilities to Maps. For biking routes, you are going to be capable to see added data like whether or not a precise road you’ll be instructed to travel on is a main or small highway, if your route incorporates stairs or steep hills, and regardless of whether you can hope to strike large targeted traffic. And if anyone has shared their spot with you, you are going to be able to get notifications when they get to or leave a spot. Apple gives a similar function with the Uncover My app.
The new aerial views and spot sharing notifications are now rolling out globally on iOS and Android, Moore claims. The current cycling route information and facts will be launching in the “coming months.”
