Google Maps: Bird Mode

Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by samspenc on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:54PM (#19235147)

Kinda wish they'd gone with "bird mode". In addition to being cool, it looks like it would have been more accurate as well :)

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by carlob on Saturday February 23, 2019 @03:18PM (#19235253)

Well, now they can use bird's mode as yet another option for directions. I often wish it was easier to get geodesic distance. It is certainly more useful than that uber and lyft ad.

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by bowmessage on Saturday February 23, 2019 @03:05PM (#19235196)

true, because the photos were taken by birds

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by carlob on Saturday February 23, 2019 @03:16PM (#19235243)

ever heard of the phrase bird's-eye view?

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by wilg on Saturday February 23, 2019 @04:00PM (#19235444)

Yea but if you can make a bird analogy why not a satellite analogy?

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by Rebelgecko on Saturday February 23, 2019 @08:04PM (#19236452)

Bird is a slangy term for satellite, so it actually fits pretty well with the Keyhole acquisition

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by wilg on Saturday February 23, 2019 @08:38PM (#19236591)

Oh I've never heard of that!

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by carlob on Saturday February 23, 2019 @06:49PM (#19236172)

More accurate, less precise

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by sfcguyus on Sunday February 24, 2019 @03:43AM (#19237763)

Was the photo taken from a birds eye?

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by xyproto on Sunday February 24, 2019 @04:58AM (#19237955)

In a metaphorical sense, yes.

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Re:Google Maps: Bird Mode by sfcguyus on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:25AM (#19238027)

So.. like Satellite view then?

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