Google Has Its Own Fleet of Airplanes to Map the World in 3D

spill about what goes into its improved 3D maps , Googlecasually mentionedtoday that it uses a fleet of aeroplane to repeatedly wing over cities , shooting photos at 45 - degree and from directly overhead . That ’s coolheaded technical school , and all , but , like , Google has its own damn fleet of airplane .

https://gizmodo.com/new-google-maps-offline-mobile-access-improved-3d-and-5916207

The data from the sheet is combined with data from orbiter imagery to make the 3D models . Some of the carpenter’s plane are have by Google , and the rest are under exclusive declaration , but all are at Google ’s beck and call . For 3D maps , or , presumptively , for anything else Google wants to do . The majority of the data comes from the planes that are under contract , so the fleet is probably jolly diverse . And regardless , a fleet of Google - owned plane in the cosmos is really , really coolheaded . And possibly terrifying .