Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the ...

Exclusive: The search giant has also mapped out the parts of the world where 98% of people live, through satellite photos on Google Earth. Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing ...

Google Maps can pick up some interesting things between satellite and street view imagery, and we also know that Google does a bit of its own cleanup on it to provide the most clear views possible and ...

Over the weekend, Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor shared a funny anecdote about the early days of the product. The Twitter thread tells the story of how Sergey Brin wanted to name what is widely ...

Google Maps' Street View is 15 years old today, and to celebrate, Google is rolling out the ability to view historical imagery when using the service on iOS and Android. When in Street View mode, ...

Researchers at MIT have been using computer vision to look at Street View and map urban change over time. Read more about it on Maps Mania. The original paper from MIT is here and a map of several US ...

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