China has repeatedly prevent Google Maps from providing map of China because the politics would like the right to censor landmarks and localisation . That mean hoi polloi miss out on nerveless features likeGoogle ’s 3D view for Android . So what does China do alternatively ? Have Baidu — the most pop search railway locomotive there — provide a 3Dpixel artversion instead . The result is awing .
https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-for-android-now-faster-smoother-in-3d-and-5707782
rather of just using unproblematic blocky , textureless role model of building , Baidu ’s version is existent , realistic pixel - art version of the building . I had someone who grew up in China detect their old home and their older high school , modeled incisively to specifications , down to the basketball courts ( the right number too ! ) that they used to hold forum on .
you could scroll around the major cities and check it out for yourself . Go tomap.baidu.comand then follow the instructions in the mental image here to get to 3D function position .
C’m on America . Do this ! USA ! USA ! USA ! [ BaiduviaBloggokinviaThe Daily BunchviaKotaku ]
https://kotaku.com/censorship-has-never-looked-so-good-5773169
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