Google updates Maps, iOS Earth appJuly 29, 2012 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's been a week of furious updating for Google's mapping and location teams, PC Magazine reports. First off, Google updated its Google Earth app for iOS to include 14 regions' worth of three-dimensional imagery – the same features Android users have enjoyed since late June – and beat Apple on its own quest to integrate 3D mapping to iOS natively. "With the release of Google Earth for iOS you can literally fly through breathtaking 3D city landscapes and images and follow virtual tours of places you've never been - all with a simple swipe of your fingertip," wrote Google's Peter Birch, Google Earth product manager, in a blog post. "It's a new, and I think magical way to explore the world in which we live." Then, Google announced that it had also updated its image catalog for both Google Earth and Google Maps with new high-resolution aerial, satellite, and 45-degree-angled shots. The newer, better images cover 25 cities and 72 countries and regions, including: Chicago, Columbus, Pittsburgh, London, and Munich, as well as the areas of Green Bay, Phoenix, Bern, Geneva, and a host of countries. Of particular note in that list is London, where Google's gone ahead and updated its maps to reflect the new Olympic Park and Village. Since Google's new shots were taken in May, they aren't a picture-perfect glimpse at the state of the area now that the 2012 Olympic Games have started up (in Google's shots, the Olympic Stadium is still under a bit of last-minute construction). Nevertheless, Google's new images are a pretty good reflection of how the area's changed as a result of the big competitions, the report says. As Google notes in its blog post, users interested in receiving information when new high-resolution shots have been added to Google's catalog to cover particular areas can sign up for Google's reminder service, "Follow Your World." One simply has to add points of interest to a list in order to receive a little message from Google whenever there's new imagery to view for any area. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning. U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |