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3D extrusion of satellite data is nice in some cases - have a look at some of the more interesting remote islands. In most cases though it's significantly degra
by joshvm 9y ago
3D extrusion of satellite data is nice in some cases - have a look at some of the more interesting remote islands. In most cases though it's significantly degraded the quality of the photo maps because the imagery is warped and has artifacts all over it, even in 2D.
If you want a real map, then Bing is the best solution in the UK because they partnered with the Ordnance Survey. OS maps are the civilian gold standard.
- lucideer 9y agoAre Bing partnered with OS or are they just using their data because it's open[0]? [0] https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/opendata.html https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/pro...
- joshvm 9y agoThe free map is 1:250k, but Bing Maps uses the 1:50k I think (it could be the 1:25k though, it's very detailed and has stuff like footpaths). It certainly looks better than the 1:250k. Have a look at https://binged.it/2BFM0UA https://binged.it/2BFM0UA And compare to the OS 1:25k example image: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/25k-raster.html https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/pro...