You don't have to go to New York to see this in Google Maps 3D / Earth. I was zooming in on our local maps to check out a kayaking trail in the intracoastal waterways here on the west coast of Florida and low and behold road bridges were buckled all over the place. My guess is Google are going over to mesh and like Apple have kinks in their meshes (pun intended).
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Apple is too tied to iOS development, and they become more and more tied to it with the time. On the other hand, Google is more diversified: they don't forget their historically key markets as they enter new ones. Google is being smarter than Apple.
Haha. What markets have Google reinvented? Buzz? Wave? Google+? They seem to play follow the leader. Glasses will be a dud.
Actually, your "not true" is not true... The new desktop Google Maps (invite only) includes Street View, Google Earth and a "Picture Carousel". The implemention of Earth is different -- it doesn't zoom all the way out, rotate the earth, then zoom in -- but the underlying data and graphics are much the same for most places.
What are you trying to say? The article states that " neither Google nor Nokia have a similar, integrated 3D visualization feature for their own mobile platforms" Google earth on mobile has had an "integrated 3D visualization feature" for about a year. The article is wrong about this fact.
I can do everything in that video on my android or desktop (using google earth). Oddly the invite only Google maps is restricted to 45 degrees as you pointed out. I'm sure that will change before it's released.
You don't have to go to New York to see this in Google Maps 3D / Earth. I was zooming in on our local maps to check out a kayaking trail in the intracoastal waterways here on the west coast of Florida and low and behold road bridges were buckled all over the place. My guess is Google are going over to mesh and like Apple have kinks in their meshes (pun intended).
How to fix a messed-up mesh...
Don't you insert another mesh device called a skink... or a skank... or some such... Like they did with VP Cheny's heart artery...
Edit: Sorry, my bad... the device is called a stent.
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Mr. Nexus - How did you do in school with reading comprehension? Apparently not to well... what part of "integrated" and "mobile platforms" did you not understand?
Are you calling Google earth for mobile not integrated? If so, what qualifies for you as being integrated into Android?
Also, nice insult. It really adds to the credibility of your argument and contributes greatly to this thread so, thanks.
So we're comparing an invite-only beta to a product that launched with spectacular hyperbole, are we?
I wonder why the press hasn't castigated Google for this yet?
Actually it's been out for a year on Google earth (not beta) and I haven't seen any improvement. I really only used it as a cool factor to look at so I don't mind but clearly Apple's Flyover is much more refined.
A masterclass of the literary and journalistic use of "damnation with faint praise" while at the same time exposing the double standard of tech criticism when issues concern Apple.
Google Maps will always be seen as way better than anything Apple Maps has to offer. Google is good, Apple is bad. Everyone knows this much. Apple charges too much for its products, doesn't reward shareholders and avoids paying taxes. Apple is the most hated company in America and on Wall Street. Even if Google 3D flyover sucks monkey gonads, it's still better than Apple Maps based on general principle alone. This is why Apple is said not to have a future and is always seen as a doomed company. Everyone wishes Apple would just go away and let things return to their own natural order of free and cheap products for consumers. There will always be smear campaigns against Apple because the company is hated by the news media and tech pundits alike. All are hoping to see Apple fail. Goodbye, Apple. It was nice knowing ya... or maybe not.
I saw a great cartoon once but can't find it now. It showed a very long line of scruffy nerdy looking guys waiting at a door. Above the door it said Google-Android ... and below that 'Wanted, ex Microsoft lovers/ Apple haters. Apply here."
Actually, your "not true" is not true... The new desktop Google Maps (invite only) includes Street View, Google Earth and a "Picture Carousel". The implemention of Earth is different -- it doesn't zoom all the way out, rotate the earth, then zoom in -- but the underlying data and graphics are much the same for most places.
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<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:17px;">I can do everything in that video on my android or desktop (using google earth). Oddly the invite only Google maps is restricted to 45 degrees as you pointed out. I'm sure that will change before it's released.</span>
What are you trying to say? The article states that " neither Google nor Nokia have a similar, integrated 3D visualization feature for their own mobile platforms" Google earth on mobile has had an "integrated 3D visualization feature" for about a year. The article is wrong about this fact. ...
Goggle Earth on mobile is not integrated into the mapping solution and is a stand alone app the last time I used it. The point being that no one uses it for mapping purposes and it's use is order of magnitudes lower than that for Google maps. It's more like a novelty app that shows 3D pics of the planet.
Now since Apple basically integrated their version of "Google Earth" into their maps, I'm sure Google will do the same, but currently they haven't. A year form now, Google's map product will look almost identical to Apple's (except they will presumably still have street-view and Apple won't), and then your comment would be correct.
...exposing the double standard of tech criticism when issues concern Apple.
The majority of the bad press that apple maps suffered from was because of lost of data/accuracy and features (transit) due to switching away from Google. There were a few articles regarding flyover problems, but that was not the focus of the backwash. So considering the new Google maps doesn't suffer from these problems, double standard not found.
Also, backwash from apple maps didn't really pick up until it was released to the public, which hasn't happened with the new Google maps yet.
Must have missed the bit where Apple did that, either.
You don't remember that time when Apple forcibly removed Google maps from all iPhones and replaced it with their beta maps? It was about a year ago now.
"Access to the new Google Maps also requires an invitation, which links your online session to your Google account, reinforcing the company's ad-centric business model."
You can't even look at a map without Google crawling into your shorts.
You can sign into Google to start your session, and promptly sign out... the NEW Google Maps will reset, but will still be available. My initial observations are that they are improved and are kinda following the whole concept of cards that were launched in Apple Maps (as far as I can remember). However, even on my quad-core desktop, the experience is slow, and I am not even talking about 3D imagery.
You guys realize Google's who thing since the beginning has been invite-based beta testing. It's ok for a product to have a few flaws when it is in beta. It would be a much bigger deal (and I would be chastising them) if they made the OLD MAP THAT WORKED go away and REPLACED it with a broken piece of crap, like Apple did when they removed Google Maps from iOS. This new Google map isn't even available to the general public yet. Google has done plenty of things improperly, this is not one of them.
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Haha. What markets have Google reinvented? Buzz? Wave? Google+? They seem to play follow the leader. Glasses will be a dud.
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Actually, your "not true" is not true... The new desktop Google Maps (invite only) includes Street View, Google Earth and a "Picture Carousel". The implemention of Earth is different -- it doesn't zoom all the way out, rotate the earth, then zoom in -- but the underlying data and graphics are much the same for most places.
What are you trying to say? The article states that " neither Google nor Nokia have a similar, integrated 3D visualization feature for their own mobile platforms" Google earth on mobile has had an "integrated 3D visualization feature" for about a year. The article is wrong about this fact.
I can do everything in that video on my android or desktop (using google earth). Oddly the invite only Google maps is restricted to 45 degrees as you pointed out. I'm sure that will change before it's released.
How to fix a messed-up mesh...
Don't you insert another mesh device called a skink... or a skank... or some such... Like they did with VP Cheny's heart artery...
Edit: Sorry, my bad... the device is called a stent.
:smokey:
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Mr. Nexus - How did you do in school with reading comprehension? Apparently not to well... what part of "integrated" and "mobile platforms" did you not understand?
Are you calling Google earth for mobile not integrated? If so, what qualifies for you as being integrated into Android?
Also, nice insult. It really adds to the credibility of your argument and contributes greatly to this thread so, thanks.
Job Ad ... 'Want a stint working for us to put stents in our messed up meshes we missed?"
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So we're comparing an invite-only beta to a product that launched with spectacular hyperbole, are we?
I wonder why the press hasn't castigated Google for this yet?
Actually it's been out for a year on Google earth (not beta) and I haven't seen any improvement. I really only used it as a cool factor to look at so I don't mind but clearly Apple's Flyover is much more refined.
DED you have surpassed yourself.
I saw a great cartoon once but can't find it now. It showed a very long line of scruffy nerdy looking guys waiting at a door. Above the door it said Google-Android ... and below that 'Wanted, ex Microsoft lovers/ Apple haters. Apply here."
Post it -- I'd like to see it!
Originally Posted by saarek
They hyped Apple maps to stratospheric heights…
Although one year on…
Apple didn't do that. And seven months isn't a year.
Once it's released for everyone to use then feel free to pick holes, I'm sure some will still be there.
Just like there are still problems in Google's mapping proper. Problems that everyone ignores.
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What are you trying to say? The article states that " neither Google nor Nokia have a similar, integrated 3D visualization feature for their own mobile platforms" Google earth on mobile has had an "integrated 3D visualization feature" for about a year. The article is wrong about this fact. ...
Goggle Earth on mobile is not integrated into the mapping solution and is a stand alone app the last time I used it. The point being that no one uses it for mapping purposes and it's use is order of magnitudes lower than that for Google maps. It's more like a novelty app that shows 3D pics of the planet.
Now since Apple basically integrated their version of "Google Earth" into their maps, I'm sure Google will do the same, but currently they haven't. A year form now, Google's map product will look almost identical to Apple's (except they will presumably still have street-view and Apple won't), and then your comment would be correct.
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It's more like a novelty app that shows 3D pics of the planet.
That's all 3D buildings are in the first place, both on Apple and Google.
The AI article implies that you can't currently view 3D buildings on Android, and that is simply not true. That's all I was trying to point out.
Street view is the normal workflow for people to search for somewhere then explore the immediate vicinity, not launch another app.
Originally Posted by blaggablug
Must have missed the bit where Google pushed the Google Maps /preview/ live and removed all alternative working solutions.
Must have missed the bit where Apple did that, either.
The majority of the bad press that apple maps suffered from was because of lost of data/accuracy and features (transit) due to switching away from Google. There were a few articles regarding flyover problems, but that was not the focus of the backwash. So considering the new Google maps doesn't suffer from these problems, double standard not found.
Also, backwash from apple maps didn't really pick up until it was released to the public, which hasn't happened with the new Google maps yet.
You don't remember that time when Apple forcibly removed Google maps from all iPhones and replaced it with their beta maps? It was about a year ago now.
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Not to mention, of course, the really scary part:
"Access to the new Google Maps also requires an invitation, which links your online session to your Google account, reinforcing the company's ad-centric business model."
You can't even look at a map without Google crawling into your shorts.
You can sign into Google to start your session, and promptly sign out... the NEW Google Maps will reset, but will still be available. My initial observations are that they are improved and are kinda following the whole concept of cards that were launched in Apple Maps (as far as I can remember). However, even on my quad-core desktop, the experience is slow, and I am not even talking about 3D imagery.
You guys realize Google's who thing since the beginning has been invite-based beta testing. It's ok for a product to have a few flaws when it is in beta. It would be a much bigger deal (and I would be chastising them) if they made the OLD MAP THAT WORKED go away and REPLACED it with a broken piece of crap, like Apple did when they removed Google Maps from iOS. This new Google map isn't even available to the general public yet. Google has done plenty of things improperly, this is not one of them.