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From: sylvester80

10/27/2012 8:42:15 AM

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BREAKING..Google Maps adds natural terrain by default outside of satellite views, reminds us the world isn't flat
By Jon Fingas

posted Oct 26th 2012 5:02PM
engadget.com

Everyone knows that Google prides itself on mapping accuracy. If you hadn't checked beyond the base maps in the past few years, though, you'd have thought the terrain was charted in the "here be dragons" era -- it's been as flat as a board. Take a second look today. Google has overhauled Google Mapsworldwide to show hills, deserts and lush zones by default, as well as label the geographical features that hadn't previously been identifiable in a sea of white. The map overhaul isn't so nuanced enough as to remind us how steep the hills can be in San Francisco, but it will remind us that Gobi refers to more than just a chipset.

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