Google Maps is getting sharper satellite imagery and more Street View content, while Google Earth will soon let users access more historical imagery.. Starting this week, Google is introducing ...

Instant Street View brings you an in-the-street close-up look at locations all over the globe. It uses Google Maps' technology to not only show you where the location is on a map but also what it ...

The images behind Immersive View are all computer-generated, a combination of Google’s satellite captures and its Street View shots. As you move through them, it looks like playing a video game ...

To use Immersive View when it hits Google Maps on your device, start by searching the city you intend to view. When you do, you’ll see a new Immersive View card in the city’s detail page.

Google Maps’ Street View feature is turning 15. The service’s iOS and Android apps will allow you to see historical street view imagery on your phone. There’s also a new portable Street View ...

Map type. In Google Maps, there are three map types. For whatever reason, the web version classifies one of these as a “detail” rather than “type,” but we’ll stick to the latter.

Since its launch in 2005, Google Maps has become an invaluable tool for navigating around the world. Over time, innovations have been added to improve the service, like Street View’s on-the ...

For years, users of Google Maps have had numerous tools to navigate the planet: Street View, 3D representations, and more. Now Google is adding Immersive View, combining real-world imagery and ...

Google Maps is expanding the Immersive View format it revealed last year to an important part of the app: routes. When you look for directions in Google Maps on iOS and Android in select cities ...