Some impressive examples include the recently finished Freedom Tower, and the Statue of Liberty in NYC, as well as the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Promising to give the same treatment to more cities next year, the currently available new imagery is incredibly detailed, and is viewable in both Google Earth or in Earth View mode in Google Maps. The new technology enables more realistic imaging of billboards, kiosks and bus stops, as you can see in the comparison below, whilst also giving larger structures a much more detailed look. Google has been busy with updates this week as it began rolling out high-resolution 3D imagery on both Google Maps and Google Earth, starting with New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area.ģD imagery from Google Earth was first included in Maps after a May 2013 update, and this week's update is evidently another step up from the search giant's previous imagery set, achieved by using better cameras and improved algorithms to reconstruct these cities in 3D, reports TechCrunch.

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