How to use the Apple Maps Globe View in macOS 12.3.1 Monterey?

Learn how to use Apple Maps Globe View on Mac, MacBook. Enable it and View location in 3D view.

With the release of Monterey, the successor to macOS Big Sur, the Mac received a slew of new features. Because it is compatible with most Macs equipped with Apple Silicon SoCs, we anticipate that the new upgrades will also work on these devices. The new Monterey has plenty of other unique features. 

Apple revamped most of MacS Big Sur, including Maps, Focus modes, Messages, and Live Text, and made it twice as exciting. Not only can you use the Live Text editor to extract text from photos and paste it into notes, emails, and other documents for easy access, but you can also use FaceTime’s ultra-awesome Wide Spectrum mode. That’s not all! With the new Globe View, you can pivot the globe as the pilot and zoom in on different parts of the planet. But why is the feature important, and its difference from previous versions of the Maps app? 

The Apple Maps Globe View – What’s new?

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The new macOS Monterey completely changes the map viewing experience. While zeroing out to the maximum in Maps in previous iOS versions resulted in a flat world map, the new globe view gives you a three-dimensional perspective of Earth from space that makes it a lot more engaging and creative

The Apple Maps Globe View gives a very accurate idea of the proper shapes and forms of the land and water masses. Additionally, it provides us with a great visual representation of the surface of the planet. In the ultra digitized world today, many things have been substituted by their digital form. For example, Apple’s Globe View feature easily replaces the experience of viewing a physical globe in real-time. We know that it is difficult to transport a globe from one location to another due to its large size. 

Moreover, a globe doesn’t show us different features such as a location’s vegetation or climate. However, the Globe View commits itself to the task of viewing locations on the earth easier. 

You can now quickly delve deeper into areas where you’ll find more extensive data on vast geological features like mountain ranges, deserts, forests, and oceans by using pinch in and pinch out motions. For example, if you zoom into the Sahara, you can have a thorough understanding of its topography, coordinates, distance, vegetation, plant life, animal life, and so on. 

You could not gauge such rich data before. Before the iOS 15, you could zoom out to a world map but not an entire globe. It is a newer, more exciting feature implemented to make learning about the world more immersive.  

How do you use the Apple Maps globe view in macOS Monterey?

While using the Globe View is pretty simple, it can feel strange and oblivious to its existence because there is no prominent button to click to activate it. However, fret not; we are here to help you with its usage with our step-by-step directives.  

  • All you have to do to run the globe view option is zoom out. You can do this very quickly by scrolling your mouse wheel, clenching two fingers at the same time on the trackpad, or by pressing the minus (–) button in the app window’s bottom-right corner. If you continue to zoom out, the view will change from a flat plane to a global view of the Earth.
  • Wonderful! What you will see is the Earth in all its glory floating in space. You may wish to rotate it. To do so, click and drag anywhere on display, or swipe with two fingers on your trackpad. The globe view zooms in for a deeper inspection as you move over the Earth’s poles.
  • Now in this far-reaching view, significant landmarks are depicted on the map. It encompasses well-known cities as well as geographical features such as mountain peaks and oceans. Upon clicking a name, you will be introduced to a series of information, such as a brief description, photos gallery, and a list of native Apple Maps guides.
  • To share location details or else copy its coordinates, click the “…” button in the upper right corner. There are also buttons for displaying directions, creating a route, and taking a Flyover tour. If you’ve allowed permission to Maps app to access your location, your current location is displayed as a blue dot on the map. It will display your address and coordinates if you click on it.
  • Click on the “Map mode menu” button located on the right of the location arrow in the upper right corner. The standard flat-colour view is used in the Explore and Driving modes, while satellite imagery is used in the Satellite mode. Public Transportation fades the colours on the map and highlights important public transportation routes such as the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Lines.
  • You can find specific additional controls in the bottom-right corner of the Maps window. You will have the facility to zoom in and out with the plus and minus buttons, and you can change the orientation of the view by using the compass. Drag the compass, which can move 45 degrees in either direction from north. Allow yourself to be released to return to the north.

The introduction of the new controls and features in the Globe View app will make navigating ten times easier. It also can be qualified as a helpful tool for map enthusiasts with a penchant for new knowledge about new places in the world. 

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Karly Wood

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