#Microsoft visual earth 3d maps.live.com install#
#Microsoft visual earth 3d maps.live.com windows#

#Microsoft visual earth 3d maps.live.com windows#

In addition to exploring the maps using a mouse and keyboard, it is possible to navigate the 3D environment using an Xbox 360 controller or another game controller in Windows Vista or Windows XP.

#Microsoft visual earth 3d maps.live.com install#

To view the 3D maps, users must install a plug-in, then enable the '3D' option on 'Virtual Earth'. To attempt to achieve near-photorealism, all 3D buildings are textured using composites of aerial photography. The 3D Maps feature lets user see buildings in 3D, with the added ability to rotate and tilt the angle in addition to panning and zooming. Signs, advertisements, pedestrians, and other objects are clearly visible in many bird's eye views. These Pictometry images are much more detailed than the aerial views from directly above buildings. In over 100 cities in the United States, Canada, Japan and in over 80 European locations, a bird's-eye view offers aerial photos from four angles. List of countries that have detailed satellite images:īing Maps viewed in 3D and birds eye view Bird's eye view Users may toggle labels on or off, choosing whether to see the ground as it would appear from an airplane versus closer to how it would appear on a map. Elsewhere, especially in the most remote areas of the world, top resolution is a few orders of magnitude less. In many areas, maximum resolution is approximately 4.5 pixels per meter. Satellite imagesīing Maps also includes several terabytes of satellite and aerial imagery. Examples are I-695 (DC), which is labeled as part of I-295 (DC), and I-878, which is labeled as I-678. Still other auxiliary Interstates, whose signs are not posted for various reasons, are labeled incorrectly as part of another Interstate. However, for such cities, the detail of the map decreases significantly as one moves outward from the city center.īing Maps has a tendency to mark certain unsigned three-digit Interstates in the United States, such as I-444, Īnd the Interstate Highways in Alaska. There is also detailed map data available for several global cities in developing countries like Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, and Mexico City.

Search can cover public collections, businesses or types of business, locations, or people.įor some countries, like South Africa, and South Korea, Bing Maps has data on highways and some arterial roads, but lacks local streets or alleys. It is also possible to browse public user-created points of interest.

Maps include certain points of interest built-in, such as metro stations, stadiums, hospitals, and other facilities. Users can browse and search topographically-shaded street maps for many cities worldwide.