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Google has already given us Satellite View, Street View, and Earth View, but today they said, “Wanna see what your route would look like if you were flying in a chopper?” Uh, yes. Yes, we do.
All you gotta do is go to Google Maps, type in a route you want to see, and then look for the 3D Play button that should pop up next to “Driving Direction to _______”. You can follow your little dot as it speeds along your route, whipping past 3D buildings (if they are available in your area).
The smoothness of your experience is somewhat dependent on your internet connection speed and your computer’s processing power. There’s basically no purpose to it other than geeky-coolness, and geeky-coolness for geeky-coolness’ sake, is a-okay with me. Weeee! [Google Maps Blog]
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This might actually be useful for helicopter pilots.
Cool, but its really only for fun, since i douibt any piolt flying would need or want to use it.
This could be useful when trying to plan a map or a journey through an area you kind of know. It’d be easier to look for landmarks etc.
Other than that, I’ll be using it the same way I use Street View.
“Let’s see what it looks like if I walk to work! What about to my friend’s house? Wow, it’s like I’m really there!”
And you’re a few hundred feet tall!
I may be a paltry 6’6″, but I can dream!
It’s probably google running another test. However, after checking it out I’d say they passed with flying colours!
Hey Captain, you got starred.Congrats
I’m thinking this would be of a great use to superheroes. How many people had to die just because superman or spiderman got lost on their way! Google saves lives!
Does anyone remember the olden days (!), when Google was a search engine? I’d search it for fabled take away numbers and ask it for help with uni assignments. Now you can fly a helicopter?
My days, I am old :/
You aren’t old, it’s just the demand of “Fly a Helicopter” searches in Google. It made them give the people what they want, and don’t we all want to Helicopter view?