Google Maps has been updated with a new feature called Immersive View in five cities — London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo. The search giant expects to roll the feature out to more cities, including Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence and Venice, in the future. It is intended to help you plan ahead of time and gain a better understanding of a city before visiting it. The feature combines billions of Street Views and aerial images to generate a virtual world model. It also overlays data on top of the digital model, such as weather, traffic, and also how busy a location is, according to the company.
In a blog post, Google says that the immersive mode for Google Maps uses advanced artificial intelligence (AI) elements and computer vision to build a digital view of the world.
The company shares an example of a visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, stating that users can…
