Google Maps desktop now shows the world as a spinnable globe

Google has released 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop. Give it a spin!

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Google has announced on Twitter that Google Maps on desktop no longer shows a flat map. Instead, it shows the world as being spherical.

Previously, when you zoomed out of the map on Google Maps, Google would show the map as a flat map. Now, when you zoom out, Google will show the map as a globe, letting you spin it around and interact with it in the globe’s true form.

Here is a GIF of it in action:

Google Maps Globe

Here is what it looked like before this update:

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You can give it a try yourself by visiting www.google.com/maps.


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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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