Google Maps immersive view could be very useful when you’re planning an outing. And immersive view can even show you the inside of some stores and restaurants.ĭon’t miss => How Google Maps Can Help You Avoid Crowds at Stores, Restaurants and More How to Use Google Maps Immersive View A busyness layer in immersive view can show you when a place is traditionally more or less crowded. Immersive view could help you plan your next trip by showing you what you’ll see, and how a place looks at different times of day and in certain weather conditions. With NeRF, we can accurately recreate the full context of a place including its lighting, the texture of materials and what’s in the background.”

In its announcement, Google explained the technology involved in developing immersive view: “To create these true-to-life scenes, we use neural radiance fields (NeRF), an advanced AI technique, (that) transforms ordinary pictures into 3D representations. In developing immersive view, Google combined billions (with a “b”) of Street View and aerial images to give you the feeling as if you’re flying over the world.

Google first announced its vision for immersive view last year and now has made it a reality. Immersive view can also show what a place looks like at different times of day, with a variety of weather conditions, and how busy a place traditionally is at that day and time. With immersive view, you can get a close-up aerial view of landmarks, neighborhoods, streets, and more.

Google Maps immersive view lets you see an area as if you were flying with a jetpack around a city. Google Maps’ latest tool, immersive view, provides a new view that may be the most useful view to help you plan a trip.

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