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Bing Maps has gone 3D! The map service which has been trying hard to rival Google’s maps has gone a step ahead of them, now it is Google’s turn to throw in something new. To us this service one will have to install the 3D patch which can be downloaded by clicking the 3D button on Bing maps. After running the installation simply click on the return to maps and you will be taken to the maps showing 3D views of the selected locations.

Three options are presented at the start to choose from, that is, “Best Performance”, “Balanced” and “Best Quality”. Choose the one that you want to use and enjoy a 3D experience of viewing maps. The other options of tilting camera, zooming in/out, increasing/decreasing altitude are also available. The street views are pretty good and one can get directions easily, or even enjoy moving along a road as if flying over it. Actually it is plain old digital photos that have been analyzed using Microsoft Photosynth to create a 3D view .

The features are great and it is one impressive utility but what bothers me most is if the same service is abused by people who want to plan terrorist attacks, isn’t this making it one more step easier for them to plan?

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