As of today, Google Maps will now change its perspective from a flat view of the planet to 3D Globe Mode (as Google calls it), giving you a more accurate view of Earth.

Those not content with a getting a 2D top-down or 360-degree street level view of a planned route using Google Maps can now enjoy a virtual flight over the route thanks to Google adding a new ...

Google Earth has opted for a 3D view since it's ... out all the way in Google Maps, you'll now see a view of the globe from ... look relative in size on a 2D map is to compensate for the ...

However, Globe Mode is available only on desktop at the moment, although it works on any browser, thanks to the WebGL API, which renders “interactive 2D and 3D graphics within any compatible web ...

Instead of seeing a 2D view of the world, scroll out as far as you can and you’ll get the full, 3D globe. Google Maps announced the globular decision on Twitter with a GIF slowly zooming out ...

Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding weather data to its maps, but the most tantalizing news ...

Google Earth lets you explore the world virtually in 3D via satellite images and interactive maps. Use it to find your house or famous landmarks.

The globe as a map looks really cool and it’s awesome to see accurate sizes for some countries that get distorted when a globe is laid out as a map. The new update looks even better though when ...

Covering 40% of the world’s population, 400 cities and metro areas received new high-resolution 3D imagery in both Maps and Earth. Meanwhile, the I’m Feeling Lucky feature added to Earth last ...

Google has some bad news for flat earthers. The firm has updated Google Maps so that when users zoom out completely, the perspective switches to a 3D globe, instead of a flat map view.

While you can already plop Street View’s avatar down and turn a 2D Google Map into a navigable 3D environment, “Sounds of Street View” lets you move through the sounds of a given location ...