Google held a map-oriented press event on Tuesday and used the gathering to discuss upcoming changes to Google Earth and Google Maps. The highlight of this event was a demonstration of new fully modeled, fully textured 3D maps for Google Earth.
The demo used an iPad and showed a close-up view of San Francisco's impressive skyscrapers. Google said these features will hit the iOS and Android version of Google Earth in the coming weeks, but didn't provide an exact date.
Next week at WWDC, Apple is expected to unveil a new mapping solution for iOS that'll replace the Google-based Maps app. The new maps app is expected to incorporate 3D imagery and navigation developed by the teams it acquired from Pl
