Google Earth’s Photo-Realistic NYC Will Take Your Breath Away

It was 2008 when we get ourfirst peekof where Google Earth was really endure , from a bare topographical map Robert William Service to a full - on 3D domain simulator . That update bring us naturalistic buildings . This one brings spectacular item .

Google ’s first comprehension of building in Google Earth was introductory , populating cities with approximately sized , colorless 3-D models of most social structure . After they made the shift to textured buildings , it took some clip to reach anything near total reportage . Today , using what I can only wear is imagery from Street View , Google Earth ’s exposure - realistic buildings view takes you all the way down to the street , with beautifully resolved storefronts , and footer freeze in place and time .

For now , NYC is the only metropolis that ’s gotten the full Street View treatment , but it ’s fairish to expect the tech to filter out to other city . Or not ! Either way , we ’ve beat this little nugget of sci - fi dream realization , which you’re able to try for yourself with the latest adaptation of Google Earth . [ Google LatLong ]