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Google maps in the browser on desktop had a similar feature when you zoomed in enough to see building footprints. It showed shadows for current time of day, bas
by virtualritz 2y ago
Google maps in the browser on desktop had a similar feature when you zoomed in enough to see building footprints. It showed shadows for current time of day, based on building height and -footprint.
I used it all the time, in the summers of 2014/2015 to pick places to have lunch at, that were in the sun, when I had a corporate job in the center of Berlin.
It stopped working/being displayed at some time, don't remember which year after it was.
I guess not many people knew about it and the discontinuation of it can be booked under "general enshittification of Google products".
- dpierce9 2y agoAt the time they had an advertising product they were offering to solar installers based on site quality that used this feature. If I had to guess they probably stopped offering it when that product didn’t take off.