Earth Is No Longer Flat On Google Maps, Thanks to Globe Mode
Google Maps is one of the best navigation modes available to a user, regardless of the Bone they utilize. Notwithstanding, the entire idea of maps is that they are 2-dimensional. Well, it seems similar Google disagrees, and has started visualizing a map as a 3D object.
Okay, not the entire map, but something at least. If y'all were bored and thought of continuously zooming out from the Google Maps, you'd finally achieve a flat map of the surface of the globe. However, at present you won't, considering Google is all set to become 3D.
With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa.
Just zoom all the way out at https://t.co/mIZTya01K3 😎🌍 pic.twitter.com/CIkkS7It8d
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) Baronial 2, 2018
Every bit appear in an official tweet, Google Maps now shows the Earth every bit a earth instead of a flat "Mercator" projection as before.
While you won't notice the change when y'all first open the app, you tin can get a moon's-eye view of our world if yous zoom out far plenty. Or as described in Google's ain words, "Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa".
To make things clear, Google is referring to the fact that it's impossible to correspond the true area of different regions on the planet using flat projections or in 2-dimension. Mercator projections, which are the most commonly used means of projections, enlarges regions that are further from the equator despite showing the correct shape of countries. As a consequence, a few countries look way bigger than they should. For example, Greenland looks the size of Africa, when it'due south much, much smaller. Thankfully, with the new Globe Manner, this should at present be stock-still.
The newly announced "Globe Mode" update is only available on desktop and not mobile. Notwithstanding, since it relies on WebGL, the feature works on all major browsers, including Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
Source: https://beebom.com/earth-is-no-longer-flat-even-in-google-maps-thanks-to-globe-mode/
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