Today Microsoft announced the launch of its 3D Map service. The new maps offer bird’s eye views of New York, Cincinnati and Austin, Texas with Cape Coral and Tampa Bay, Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio; Northampton, England; Ottawa, Canada and Indianapolis (including the motor speedway) coming soon.
To see the 3D view of New York, you must zoom right down on the New York position on the map until the 3D icon lights up and offers you the 3D view.
We tried using the service and found it to be a little slow but very cool. Clearly Microsoft is trying to compete with Google Earth and it is off to a good start. The next logical step would be to be able to see the exterior of the building in 3D and then have the ability to do a 3D Walkthrough of the interior. Once the service is improved it seems like it will be a very valuable mapping tool.
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