# Bing Mapping

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-mapping/510069>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-mapping/510069 "2009-09-14T19:21:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-mapping/510069/1 "2009-09-14T19:21:12Z")

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In another thread in IMHO, someone mentioned Bing mapping being superior to Google maps, because there was some sort of street view that did it better. I dind’t want to hijack the thread.

I just did a quick tour of Bing maps, and have to say that they’re horrendous. I hate the bird’s eye view (when I was looking for houses this summer, all the realtor sites use that same tech, and it’s disorienting). I couldn’t find this street view at all. Maybe I’m missing something. Anyone know the straight dope?

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**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-mapping/510069/2 "2009-09-14T20:42:38Z")

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I like Bing’s Birds Eye view. I don’t think they have a street view though.

Both Google and Bing satellite imagery is well out of date for my area. I had my driveway redone in Aug 2006 and it still shows the old drive. My inlaws had a pool put in two years ago yet it’s not there and for the past three years there has been a huge road construction project down on I95 which is nowhere to be seen on either service.