In the announcement, the company notes that Greenland, which is 836,300 square miles, is no longer the size of Africa which is 11.73 million square miles. Google Maps announced the change on Twitter and wasn't shy about the flattening issue fix. (opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) Earth is limited to Google Chrome and as it uses a proprietary 3D rendering engine based on Native Client (Opens in a new tab) software that is exclusive to the browser. The latter has always presented the world in 3D and is used more for storytelling, exploration, and of course education. While this does confirm that Google Maps is not part of the flat earth movement, it also speaks to the importance and impact of the company's other mapping service Google Earth. What's best about this update is that it's coming to all desktop users regardless of the respective web browser, thanks to the global Web GL standard. As mentioned by Google Maps, “People in Bangkok, Delhi, London, Mexico City, New York, Osaka, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Tokyo will soon see top Local Guides featured in the For You tab of the Google Maps app.These extremely good Google Maps features that everyone definitely wanted are finally sort of available This crowd-sourced Local Guides will help in contributing reviews, photos, and other information to Maps. This will make the 3D elements disappear, providing a 2D vector map.Īnother feature is the addition of Local Guide recommendation in the ‘For You’ tab. To deactivate 3D buildings view, click on the Layers icon and disable the 3D layer available in the ‘Map Details’ section. While the new Google Maps 3D control has been rolled out for Android, it is not yet available on iOS.
The flattened surface will continue to provide an idea about depth and shadow, almost similar to 3D view. Now, the app is adding a addition to the layers section, which lets user turn the 3D view off on Android to have a flattened map instead. Google has been offering 3D view on Maps in certain cities for easier recognition of buildings and structures. 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. Google Maps is constantly working on making its app more user-friendly and interactive.
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