Can I thread hijack and ask what in the world happened to plain old satellite view in google maps ?
As in, go to the maps.google.com website, and the little icon in the corner to see things in a satellite view doesn't exist anymore ... there is only a choice for google earth and streetviews and blah blah blah things I never used.
Although on an old mac running snow leopard, satellite view option is still there.
What is going on ? Why would I not want the option of satellite view ? It seems like I would...
I believe the earth view is suppose to be the what was the old satellite view, just now by default having 3D rendering. Some people like it, some people don't If you're annoyed by the 3D rendering you can turn it off. Go to the same menu after selecting the Earth view and you should now see a '3D on' label. Click it and the 3D stuff will turn off and you'll get normal looking satellite images again.
As in, go to the maps.google.com website, and the little icon in the corner to see things in a satellite view doesn't exist anymore ... there is only a choice for google earth and streetviews and blah blah blah things I never used.
Although on an old mac running snow leopard, satellite view option is still there.
What is going on ? Why would I not want the option of satellite view ? It seems like I would...