There is a "3D" button on desktop Google Maps, which launches the Google Earth dataset, but on mobile you've only ever had a flat satellite view or untextured 3D blocks of buildings.

Google Maps now offers aerial 3D views of nearly 100 landmarks, including Big Ben and the Empire State Building.

The new feature, introduced at Google I/O 2022, gives a rotating 3D view of cities from the air, with live traffic and weather.

Users of Android Auto have noticed the ability to view 3D buildings in Google Maps during in-car navigation. While the smartphone app has offered a close-up 3D ...

But as AndroidPolice points out, Google Maps has had a satellite view option in Android Auto for quite some time, but it was oddly only available while using the phone experience.

The feature is nearly as old as Maps itself on Android, but until now, you were stuck with this rendering and couldn't turn it off. A new layer lets you toggle 3D off to enjoy a flattened map.

A mapping and navigation application for desktop and mobile devices from Google. Maps provides turn-by-turn directions to a destination along with 2D and 3D satellite views, as well as public ...

Google Maps is rolling out "photorealistic aerial views" of popular landmarks such as the Alcatraz in San Francisco and Big Ben in London.

Google DeepMind, launched an AI model that can create highly detailed maps of Earth to help scientists understand ...