Microsoft's response to Google in the field of maps has been long in coming but it is taking shape and offers a truly valuable service finally also in Italy and in Italian .
Bing Maps 3D (formerly Virtual Earth) is a web cartography service that integrates with Bing Maps and offers all the various search and geo-localization modes from around the world, mirroring that of Google Earth but with more features than make it a more than viable alternative to Google Earth .
The feature that arouses wonder is the " Close View " or Bird's Eye mode which offers incredible detail thanks to a series of aerial photographic images with a shooting angle close to 45 degrees.
with Microsoft Bing Maps 3D you can see the buildings in 3D, not stylized and computerized like those of Google Earth, but real photos .
In addition to the classic views on the map and from the satellite, Virtual Earth or Bing Maps 3D also has a 3D view that can be activated after downloading a special plugin (also works with Firefox) and which shows the elevation measurements and the most important buildings (One dozen American cities instead have been completely built in 3D).
By connecting from Italy to the Bing Maps website, you will find a specific search service for the Italian territory that works by inserting even only a part of the requested address.
There are more than 100 Italian cities of which you can have very clear photographic detail that reaches up to 10 meters of proximity.
Bing Maps also allows you to view the commercial activities provided by Seat / Yellow Pages with all the information relating to that year on the Virtual Earth maps.
Surely Google Earth, in addition to the fact that it has already existed for several years, is a faster program and has the advantage of being a program in its own right and not integrated into an internet browser.
In another article we see how to integrate Bing Maps with Google Earth and Street View for a simulator of itineraries in simultaneous 3D.
Bing Maps 3D (formerly Virtual Earth) is a web cartography service that integrates with Bing Maps and offers all the various search and geo-localization modes from around the world, mirroring that of Google Earth but with more features than make it a more than viable alternative to Google Earth .
The feature that arouses wonder is the " Close View " or Bird's Eye mode which offers incredible detail thanks to a series of aerial photographic images with a shooting angle close to 45 degrees.
with Microsoft Bing Maps 3D you can see the buildings in 3D, not stylized and computerized like those of Google Earth, but real photos .
In addition to the classic views on the map and from the satellite, Virtual Earth or Bing Maps 3D also has a 3D view that can be activated after downloading a special plugin (also works with Firefox) and which shows the elevation measurements and the most important buildings (One dozen American cities instead have been completely built in 3D). By connecting from Italy to the Bing Maps website, you will find a specific search service for the Italian territory that works by inserting even only a part of the requested address.
There are more than 100 Italian cities of which you can have very clear photographic detail that reaches up to 10 meters of proximity.
Bing Maps also allows you to view the commercial activities provided by Seat / Yellow Pages with all the information relating to that year on the Virtual Earth maps.
Surely Google Earth, in addition to the fact that it has already existed for several years, is a faster program and has the advantage of being a program in its own right and not integrated into an internet browser.
In another article we see how to integrate Bing Maps with Google Earth and Street View for a simulator of itineraries in simultaneous 3D.
