This approach is already being used in the wild. Apple’s maps have Flyover which looks to be exactly the same. Check it out,: http://i.imgur.com/o80D3gr.jpg ht

This approach is already being used in the wild. Apple’s maps have Flyover which looks to be exactly the same. Check it out,: http://i.imgur.com/o80D3gr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/o80D3gr.jpg Even the artefacts are similar, which is not surprising since both maps were created the same way (by flying over the city from different directions). the only difference seems to be that this Czech company is using UAVs and Apple is using helicopters (they showed an helicopter in their promo video, I’m not sure whether they are always using helicopters). Apple bought the company that made 3D maps like this but I honestly don’t see the need for Google to buy anyone. This seems easy enough to figure out. Also, Google doesn’t seem to want to do this. Stuff like this has been out there in the wild (even before Apple bought the company) for a long time, so they could have easily picked up the idea a long time ago.