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In addition to helping you find your way, the latest update of Google Maps will help you to know more details about each particular area at a glance. Starting this week, Google will be shuffling maps with colors based on satellite imagery, so you can easily tell the difference between forests and beaches. The update will be available worldwide and will cover a variety of natural and man-made features.
Although the refined color palette is intended to help you understand regional features, a future update will offer more detail on a much smaller scale. Google says it will carry more granular info across streets so you can see its exact size on a scale next to the locations of sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian islands.
The more detailed street images will begin rolling in London, New York and San Francisco in the coming months.
Google Maps will show the location of important features like walking path.
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Google announced both changes in a blog post on Tuesday, but did not provide a timeline for a broader view of the more granular view.
The color mapping update will apparently not be for large landscape features either. Google will use computer images to show more color in areas such as cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
