It uses a vehicle-mounted camera, object-recognition software and satellite positioning to create detailed 3-D maps of roads, pinpointing features such as pot-holes.
Okay, Microsoft has had the 3-D maps for awhile, plus other map features superior to Google, but this is still a big deal.
Much has been written about the forthcoming 3-D maps that could leave Google Maps in the dust and score points for Apple in the simmering rivalry.
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Using a ground-piercing radar sensor aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of scientists created 3-D maps of an equatorial region known as Elysium Planitia and the channels that run underneath the plains.
The latest 3-D maps, painstakingly pieced together from radar data collected by numerous spacecraft passes, have already changed scientists' notions: The channels are deeper than expected, a sign that flooding was more extensive than generally believed.
How about wall maps, 3-D relief maps, world maps, classroom maps, topographical maps, satellite maps, special projections, even maps of the ocean floor?
While I'd rather have the old Google Maps back, I was able to work around the quirks and get what I needed.
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Looking to get the jump on Apple, Google announced new features to Google Maps on Wednesday, including more 3-D images and the ability to use the product even when you're offline.
When we first reviewed the phones, we admit, this is a feature we'd taken for granted, especially since they ship with stock Google Maps -- and you don't realize just how much you need reliable AGPS until it stops working.
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We'd pick it over Nokia Here in most cases, and usually Apple Maps.
Without GPU compute, maps in Civ V would either be smaller, less random, less realistic or they'd require an extremely powerful system.
You can also search for a business by name or category and get directions that way, but if you have your Android phone paired, you can just use Maps normally and then, when asking for navigation, the phone will inquire whether you'd like to use Glass.
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