Google Translate wasn’t the only app / service to have some new features announced today at Google I / O, as well as Maps. By the end of the year, Google Maps will receive something called immersive visualization, and the name is pretty self-explanatory. It should initially work for Los Angeles, London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, with other cities arriving soon after.
So what is it all about? The immersive view takes Street View and aerial footage to another level, combining them to immerse you in the atmosphere of a place from anywhere in the world. So, let’s say you want to virtually travel to London and “fly over Westminster to see the neighborhood up close and the amazing architecture of places like Big Ben”. Immersive visualization allows you to do just that.
With a time slider you can control what the area looks like at different times of the day and in various weather conditions, and thus understand where the busiest places are. When you step down to street level you can see information such as live traffic and nearby traffic and even look inside restaurants and other places to get a feel for what they are like before you go.
Immersive visualization should work “on virtually any phone” and is made possible by Google’s ability to blend billions of Street View and aerial imagery together to create “a rich digital model of the world.”
The Green Path will soon arrive in Europe after its initial debut in the US and Canada, while Live View is now available for third-party app developers. Live View is the feature that helps you navigate on the go using AR to view arrows and directions. Companies like Lime are already using it to help riders park their e-bikes and electric scooters, while Telstra and Accenture are using it to help sports fans and concert goers find seats, stands and restrooms at Marvel Stadium. of Melbourne. Other uses will surely follow soon.
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