Google has released an update for Google Maps which changes the way the Earth is depicted when users zoom all the way out.
The Earth is no longer portrayed as a flat surface and is now shown as a globe on the Google Maps desktop application.
Google previously used traditional Mercator projection to create a flat depiction of Earth, which makes it easier to portray maps in two-dimensional formats – but distorts the size of landmasses.
With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa.
Just zoom all the way out at https://t.co/mIZTya01K3 ?? pic.twitter.com/CIkkS7It8d
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) August 2, 2018
For example, Greenland previously seemed larger than Africa on Google Maps, while the new 3D globe depiction portrays real landmass sizes – with Africa 14-times the size of Greenland.
Only if i understood what is written up there.
Hehehe
I taught is only me
Wonderful! Nice development from Google
Still great
uodates that make the user experience much greater
Don’t understand oooo
Nice concept
let me update Google maps and see what you are talking of
let me update Google maps and see what it means.
All I can say is okay.
Is the update good or bad because i have no idea
Ehh ehh, I know if any continent was gonna be cheated on the former Mercator projection it was gonna be Africa..
that’s true. that’s just it
Wonderful and Great. Nice one
All I understand is just the globe part
Nice update for mobile map users.
Smartphone with everyday update. I bought data of 1.5gb I spent almost 800mb trying to update all the app in my phone just yesterday and today 10 apps need another update
after watching the gif… i now understand wat the post is talking abt
This should be good for those using it . But seriously, I don’t really use maps unless I’m going somewhere which I don’t know
We leave this matter for the geographers