In-game VS Satellite

[ArchStanton 156]

 

Southampton, UK (photogrammetry)

Edited March 6, 2020 by ArchStanton

[aleex 551]

2 hours ago, Shack95 said:

Leeds, UK

Now that’s a very interesting comparison as many details don’t match: the cars, those football field markings, the field on the left. I could be wrong but I think this is the first time we have evidence of MSFS using different imagery than the standard version of Bing Maps.

Seasons confirmed?

[Shack95 2,658]

Oman Mountains, Oman

[Shack95 2,658]

9 minutes ago, aleex said:

Seasons confirmed?

I wouldn‘t go that far, although I wish this was the case. Maybe they‘ve just updated their imagery here.

[ArchStanton 156]

Pike National Forest, Colorado, USA

 

[adino 263]

1 hour ago, Shack95 said:

I wouldn‘t go that far, although I wish this was the case. Maybe they‘ve just updated their imagery here.

I'm pretty sure they have imagery that is not available to us (as yet..)

[ArchStanton 156]

Sometimes older imagery is more homogeneous and better than newer ones.

Edited March 6, 2020 by ArchStanton

[Shack95 2,658]

42 minutes ago, adino said:

I'm pretty sure they have imagery that is not available to us (as yet..)

Until today I wasn‘t so sure about that but now, after that Leeds screenshot, I think it‘s safe to assume that indeed they do. 

[Casualcas 830]

19 hours ago, Shack95 said:

Colca Canyon, Peru

Good lord, I just saw that same exact shot in this Peru dangerous roads video today. 

 

[Shack95 2,658]

Looking forward to this approach

The scenery looks really good here I think (well, apart from that one mountain in the second screenshot).

Edited March 7, 2020 by Shack95

[Victoroos 205]

On 3/6/2020 at 10:08 AM, Shack95 said:

Colca Canyon, Peru

wow, now that you mention it, I have been there on holiday.. 

[dtrjones 356]

On 3/6/2020 at 8:01 AM, Shack95 said:

Leeds, UK

Now that’s a very interesting comparison as many details don’t match: the cars, those football field markings, the field on the left. I could be wrong but I think this is the first time we have evidence of MSFS using different imagery than the standard version of Bing Maps.

Hi @Shack95 I've found the colours to be more vibrant in Bing Maps than in Google, it's one of the more redeaming features of Bing Maps I think.

UPDATE: Ok I've actually checked Bing Maps and wow, that is interesting, a completely different image to the one used in Bing, I've not seen that before.

Even scrolling through the different levels of detail in Bing Maps I can't bring up that image up. Great spot!!!

Edited March 9, 2020 by dtrjones

[Kpeters 42]

On 3/6/2020 at 4:36 AM, ArchStanton said:

Pike National Forest, Colorado, USA

 

Wow! that looks absolutely different.

[Shack95 2,658]

Arches National Park,  USA

Interesting what MSFS does with this messy imagery. Far from perfect (yet), but still.

Edited March 10, 2020 by Shack95

[Shack95 2,658]

Any idea what this grainy texture on the left in the Arches National Park screenshot  could be? 3d stones? It doesn‘t seem to be part of the ortho image. I‘ve seen this before in other desert screenshots but I can‘t tell what it is. 

Edited March 11, 2020 by Shack95