Earth view brings depth to Google's mapping service. It needs a browser plug-in for now some day we'll be cruising in 3D in Google's virtual world. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Find out what the simulator created on Google Maps does, allowing you to check whether rising sea levels will affect your ...

Google’s new Immersive View for routes could make it a lot easier to visualize where you need to travel. Google’s new Immersive View for routes could make it a lot easier to visualize where you need ...

Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding weather data to its maps, but the most tantalizing news — ...

Google Maps has added a new Helicopter View to the navigation service, allowing users to preview their journey in 3D. Recognizing that many users want a more indicative – or at least entertaining – ...

At an event today in San Francisco, Google made a predicted announcement: 3D maps—not just little buildings drawn with perspective, but genuinely detailed 3D structures and topography—are coming to ...

This week at Google Maps' Next Dimension special event we got to see how powerful Google's world of mapping has really become with a full 3D vision of the world in a much more visually pleasing way ...

Google Maps has supported showing buildings in 3D for quite a while, but now the app is testing out the ability to show those 3D buildings while in navigation on the mobile app as well as on Android ...

The feature does not allow users to pan around the buildings, but does give a rough idea of how high each building is relative to those next to it. The buildings are somewhat transparent, meaning ...

Google has added a wealth of 3D imagery to Google Maps of London -- and it's even done the trees! Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior Editor Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, ...

Outside of search, the closest tie between Apple and Google so far was the deep integration of Google Maps in Apple’s products. That radically changed today, though it’s worth noting that the ...