Both Google Maps and
Bing Mpas have their strengths and weaknesses, depending on which service they
offer a more complete view depending on the geographical points in
question. In fact, Bing has added more than 129 TB to expand its available
data, in turn Google has not remained immobile and has opted to detail some
monuments in 3D. In this comparison we will stop at museums, monuments and
some of the most exotic areas of the planet to check the quality and definition
of both services.
1. Hagia Sophia- Istanbul, Turkey
The old Orthodox Basilica of Hagia
Sophia, converted into a museum and located in the city of Istanbul, presents
more vivid colors seen from Google Maps, on the other hand, from Bing Maps the
images have the upper hand if we stop at the details, especially at the time to
observe the complexities of the roof.
In this case, the winner for the
quality of its service in defining the most notable details is Bing Maps.
2. Moritzburg Castle- Germany
The baroque castle of Moritzburg,
located in the small town with the same name, shines in Bing Maps, since in
Google Maps the colors look very dull and offer almost no details, so once
again Bing Maps wins.
3. Durrat Al Bahrain - Kingdom of
Bahrain
The stunning islands of the Kingdom of
Bahrain look equally good from both Google Maps and Bing Maps, with a wealth of
detail from both services, albeit with a notable difference in color
reproduction.
4. Fields near San Agustín- Andalusia
(Spain)
The fields near the Andalusian town of
San Agustín, present images rich in detail in Google Maps, but in Bing the
colors give a really authentic feeling. Ultimately there would be a
technical tie between Google Maps and Bing Maps.
5. Mendenhall-Juneau Glacier (Alaska)
The details, shadows and colors that
appear reflected in the images of Bing Maps contrast with those taken by Google
Maps, captured on a less sunny day than those of Bing, so in this case the
winner is Microsoft's map service.
6. Mountains of Morocco- Assa (Morocco)
Both Goolge and Bing have very well
mapped the mountains of Morocco, at the same level of detail, but with color
differences, so both would be tied in the quality of service.
7. Burj Dubai-Dubai (United Arab
Emirates)
Oddly enough, Google Maps does not have
satellite images of one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Burj Al
Arab. However, in Bing the colors of the skyscraper are very vivid and the
details are very fine and do not look slanted, so it is Bing Maps that offers
the highest image quality in this case.
8. Taipei 101-Taiwan
Another high-rise building is Tapei
101, of which Google Maps offers better images than Bing, with blurry details.
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9. Sarychev Volcano- Russia
To take the images of the stratovolcano
located in the Russian islands of Kuriles, Google Mpas really chose a bad day,
because the island of the volcano appears only in green, while in Bing Mpas
each and every one of the colors of the volcano can be appreciated.
10. Province of Samuel Oropeza-
Chuquisaca (Bolivia)
The Oropeza Mountains in Bolivia appear
imposing in both Google Maps and Bing Maps images, although both were taken at
different times, they are very well detailed.
Finally for this comparison, Bing Maps
gets five best images out of ten possible, while Google Maps achieves one and
four ties.