An act of open defiance stopped Google Maps Satellite view from being called 'Bird Mode'

On Google Maps, there are three map type options: Default; Terrain, which shows an approximation of the land's texture; and Satellite, which features real-life aerial imagery. In a series of tweets over the weekend, Maps co-creator Bret Taylor explained how the Maps team prevented Satellite view from shipping with a very silly name: Bird Mode.

Here's a silly Google Maps origin story about how "Satellite" was almost named "Bird Mode" pic.twitter.com/wj7CRJUEyx

— Bret Taylor (@btaylor) February 23, 2019

A lot of the "satellite" imagery in Google Maps wasn't actually taken by satellites; it's really aerial photography, shot from airplanes.

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