Google maps 3d satellite full#

The same is true when you're using Google Earth on your mobile device, as you can see in this screenshot I took from my iPhone, looking over the Winooski dam bridge, toward everyone's favorite traffic circle and the Champlain Mill (you can even see the MyWebGrocer sign). You aren't locked in to only 2 aerial angles when using Earth either.

Google maps 3d satellite full#

You probably also noticed in the video that Google Earth allows you to spin a full 360 degrees, rather than limiting you to north, east, south and west like when you're using Google Maps through your browser. Like the odd appearance of trees in 3D maps, obviously there are (at this stage) still certain precision and resolution limitations. You'll probably notice at the end that the spire on the church seems to be separate and floating.

When we hit the intersection with Church St., we head north and fly over the entire Marketplace. We start the clip looking northeast from the waterfront before heading east on College St, moving quickly over to Main St. The best I can do at this stage is include screenshots or screencast videos like the short one below: Unfortunately Google hasn't yet included 3D features in embedded maps yet, so I can't share anything interactive with you here yet.

As you can see in the screenshot above, I was looking east from the Burlington waterfront. When viewing live on Google maps, you can pan around and spin your vantage point to be from any of the four directions on a compass, and view from two different aerial angles. In that original mention, I include this single static screenshot from new maps: Google Earth 3D ImageryĪs I said, I mentioned the new 3D satellite imagery as part of my 2013 wrap-up, but given how popular I think this will become in the coming years, I thought it was worthy of its own post. I'm glad they let us ease into it, because like Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable, I found myself returning to the old version quite often in the early days, as the new version seemed to lack or hide features. Late last week Google announced that they were finally beginning to roll 'new Google Maps' out to the general public and doing away with the 'old' maps. Until recently however, not everyone has had access to the 'new Google Maps' and the 3 dimensional features. You can get a taste of the others in this 2 minute promo: This is actually just one feature of the New Google Maps, but arguably the coolest. That all changed last fall when Google Earth and Google Maps (if you’re a logged in user who’s gotten the upgrade) began rending 3D satellite images. For example, I recall only BTV airport having a “3D” version in Google Maps when I explored the area over the years. Earlier in the year, as part of my 2013 SEO year in review post, I mentioned the 3D satellite imagery that had become available to users of Google Earth and New Google Maps:įor several years now it has been possible for the uniquely bored to construct 3D virtual models of buildings and upload them to Google Maps, but examples were few and far between.