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Good story, but why not just call it “aerial view”?

• JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > why not just call it “aerial view”? Some of the pictures were from satellites, not airplanes.
  • Apocryphon 4y ago
    Above view
    • spoils19 4y ago
      The object taking the picture can be underneath you, relative to your position on the planet.
      • Apocryphon 4y ago
        Sky view
        • gs17 4y ago
          The pictures are all of the ground.
          • Apocryphon 4y ago
            Photo view
          • stavros 4y ago
            Top-down view.
            • Cerium 4y ago
              They used to have a three quarters view where the airplane dataset extended.
              • gs17 4y ago
                That was actually my only reason to use Bing maps, they had an impressive 3/4ths view where you could change the angle.
    • jodrellblank 4y ago
      Overview Overlook
  • 10x_contrarian 4y ago
    "Aerial" isn't directly related to airplanes. It means in the air. Unless you consider low earth orbit outside of the atmosphere, which is somewhat debated.
    • the_gipsy 4y ago
      It doesn't mean in the air.