Editing Google Maps (section)

=== Immersive View ===
At the [[Google I/O#2022|I/O 2022]] event, Google announced Immersive View, a feature of Google Maps which would involve composite 3D images generated from [[Street View]] and aerial images of locations using AI, complete with synchronous information. It was to be initially in five cities worldwide, with plans to add it to other cities later on.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.google/products/maps/three-maps-updates-io-2022/ | title=Immersive view coming soon to Maps — plus more updates | date=May 11, 2022 | access-date=May 13, 2022 | archive-date=May 13, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513171310/https://blog.google/products/maps/three-maps-updates-io-2022/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The feature was previewed in September 2022 with 250 photorealistic aerial 3D images of landmarks,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=4 new updates that make Maps look and feel more like the real world |url=https://blog.google/products/maps/4-new-updates-maps-searchon-2022/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Google |language=en-us |archive-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227223634/https://blog.google/products/maps/4-new-updates-maps-searchon-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was full launched in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable |url=https://blog.google/products/maps/sustainable-immersive-maps-announcements/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Google |language=en-us |archive-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227223635/https://blog.google/products/maps/sustainable-immersive-maps-announcements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An expansion of Immersive View to routes was announced at Google I/O 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=New ways AI is making Maps more immersive |url=https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-updates-io-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Google |language=en-us |archive-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227223634/https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-updates-io-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was launched in October 2023 for 15 cities globally.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=New Maps updates: Immersive View for routes and other AI features |url=https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-october-2023-update/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Google |language=en-us |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218053347/https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-october-2023-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The feature uses [[predictive modelling]] and [[neural radiance field]]s to scan Street View and aerial images to generate composite 3D imagery of locations, including both exteriors and interiors, and routes, including driving, walking or cycling, as well as generate synchronous information and forecasts up to a month ahead from historical and environmental data about both such as weather, traffic and busyness.

Immersive View has been available in the following locations:{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
{| class=wikitable 
|+ Locations with Immersive View
|-
! Country
! Locations
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}} || [[Buenos Aires]]
|-
| {{flag|Australia}} || [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]]
|-
| {{flag|Austria}} || [[Vienna]]
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}} || [[Brussels]]
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}} || [[Brasília]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo]]
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], [[Montreal]], [[Ottawa]], [[Toronto]], [[Vancouver]]
|-
| {{flag|Chile}} || [[Santiago]]
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || [[Prague]]
|-
| {{flag|France}} || [[Nice]], [[Paris]]
|-
| {{flag|Germany}} || [[Berlin]], [[Cologne]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Munich]]
|-
| {{flag|Greece}} || [[Athens]]
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || [[Hong Kong]]
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} || [[Budapest]]
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} || [[Florence]], [[Milan]], [[Rome]], [[Venice]]
|-
| {{flag|Japan}} || [[Kyoto]], [[Nagoya]], [[Osaka]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}} || [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico City]]
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}} || [[Amsterdam]]
|-
| {{flag|Norway}} || [[Oslo]]
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || [[Warsaw]]
|-
| {{flag|Portugal}} || [[Lisbon]], [[Porto]]
|-
| {{flag|Romania}} || [[Bucharest]]
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}} || [[Singapore]]
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || [[Cape Town]], [[Johannesburg]]
|-
| {{flag|Spain}} || [[Barcelona]], [[Madrid]]
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}} || [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}} || [[Zurich]]
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}} || [[Taichung]], [[Taipei]]
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[Edinburgh]], [[London]]
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Detroit]], [[Houston]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Miami]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[San Diego]], [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]]
|-
| {{flag|Vatican City}} || [[Vatican City]]
|}