August 18, 2020 04:00 pm
The new map design (right) does a better job at distinguishing between Iceland’s ice caps and greenery. | Image: Google
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21373363/google-maps-redesign-detail-natural-features-environment
Google Maps is getting a lot more detail
The new map design (right) does a better job at distinguishing between Iceland’s ice caps and greenery. | Image: Google
Google Maps is being redesigned to make it easier to distinguish between natural features in the environment, whether they’re mountainous ice caps, deserts, beaches, or dense forests. Google says the new maps will be available in the 220 countries and territories currently supported by Google Maps, “from the biggest metropolitan areas to small, rural towns.” Google says that street maps are also getting more detailed in select cities.
Google says it used satellite imagery as the basis for its redesigned maps and that this has had a “new color-mapping algorithmic technique” applied to it. The end result does a much better job of showing off the differences between natural features, such as between snowy peaks and dense forests or green...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21373363/google-maps-redesign-detail-natural-features-environment
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