Google updates Google Maps with WebGL

BANGALORE, INDIA: Search engine giant Google has announced an update to existing Google Maps with Gogole MapsGL.

With the new update, Google maps users can experience and interact with a 3D mirror of the real world within the web browser.

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Built on WebGL, the latest version update is available for Chrome and Firefox and devices which runs on Android platform.

"WebGL is a new technology that brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser without additional installed software," said Brian McClendon, VP of Google Maps and Earth.

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He further added that, with WebGL your maps experience is much better with 3D buildings, smoother transitions between imagery and the ability to instantly "swoop" into Street View without a plugin

We’ve been using WebGL to create experiences like our Chrome experiments "3 Dreams of Black" and "All is Not Lost," which happen right in the browser. WebGL ushers in a whole new generation of graphics on the web, and with that, we can begin to redefine the expectations of an online map, added McClendon.