Flight Simulator uses data from Bing Maps to replicate the entire earth in-game, but that doesn’t mean every city or location gets the same treatment. Indeed, some places take advantage of 3D photogrammetry, namely a multitude of photos from several angles to create 3D models. As a result, the places that benefit from it are particularly faithful and realistic.
To take advantage of it, you need a fiber connection or cache the cities by downloading them via the game options by selecting the area of your choice. Be that as it may, so as not to have any unpleasant surprises, here is the list of 341 places who are taking advantage of this technology right now, listed by state.
UK
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
France
- Aix en Provence
- Bordeaux
- Little
- Marseille
- Montpellier
- Rennes
- Rouen
- Strasbourg
Germany
- Aachen
- Augsburg
- Berlin
- Bremen
- Brunswick
- Dresden
- Duisburg
- hall
- Hamburg
- Karlsruhe
- Kiel
- Leipzig
- Magdeburg
- Mannheim
- Mönchengladbach
- Munich
- Münster
- Nuremberg
- Oberhausen
Spain
- Alicante
- Barcelona
- Córdoba
- Madrid
- Marbella
- Murcia
- Pamplona
- Seville
- Valence
- Vigo
Suisse
- Zürich
Belgium
- Brussels
Denmark
- Copenhagen
Italy
- Bologne
- Catania
- Florence
- Milan
- Naples
- Palermo
- Rome
- Venice
- Verone
Australia
- Canberra
- Darwin City
- Gold Coast
- Hobart
- Newcastle
- Wollongong
Canada
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Hamilton
- London
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Quebec
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Winnipeg
Alabama (US)
- Anniston
- Auburn
- Birmingham
- Decatur
- Dothan
- Huntsville
- Mobile
- Montgomery
- Spanish Fort
Arizona (US)
- Anthem
- Carefree
- Catalina
- Foothills
- Drexel Heights
- Flagstaff Lake
- Havasu City
- Mesa
- Oro Valley
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- San Tan Valley
- Tempe
- Tucson
Yuma Arkansas (US)
- Little Rock
Californie (US)
- Water
- Hot
- Anaheim
- Antioch
- Bakersfield
- Castro Valley
- Chico
- Concord
- Davis
- Desert Hot Springs
- Downey
- Elk Grove
- Fairfield
- Foster City
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Glendale
- Hanford
- Hollister
- Hollywood
- Inglewood
- the habra
- Lodi
- Long Beach
- The Angels
- The cats
- Wood
- Manteca
- Modesto
- Moreno Valley
- Oceanside
- Oxnard
- Palm Springs
- Palmdale
- Perris
- Porterville
- Redding
- Reedley
- Richmond
- Sacramento
- Salinas
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Monica
- Selma
- Simi Valley
- Stockton
- Temecula
- Ukiah
- Visalia
- Yuba City
- Yucaipa
Colorado (US)
- Boulder
- Colorado Springs
- Denver
Connecticut (US)
- Bridgeport
- New Haven
- Stamford
Delaware (US)
- Dover
- Wilmington
Florida (US)
- Brandon
- Clermont
- Daytona Beach
- Deltona
- Flagler Beach
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Myers
- Gainesville
- Gulf Breeze
- Immokalee
- Jacksonville
- Key West
- Lake City
- Lakeland
- Leesburg
- Marco Island
- Miami
- New Smyrna Beach
- Ocala
- Okeechobee
- Orange Park
- Orlando
- Pace Palatka
- Palm Bay
- Palm Beach
- Palmetto Bay
- Panama City
- Pensacola
- Weather in Poinciana
- Port Charlotte
- Port St. Lucie
- Sarasota
- Sebring
- Spring Hill
- St. Petersburg
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs
- Titusville
- Universal Studios
- Florida
- Venice
- Walt Disney World Resort
- Winter Haven
- Winter Park
- Zephyrhills
Georgia (US)
- Atlanta
- Brunswick
- Columbus
- Gainesville
- Griffin
- LaGrange Macon
- Marietta
- Peachtree City
- Riverdale
- Roswell
- Savannah
- Sea Island
- St. Marys
- Statesboro
- Valdosta
Illinois (US)
- Carbondale
- Champaign
- Chicago
- Kankakee
- Marion
- Rock Island
- Springfield
Indiana (US)
- Fort Wayne
- Indianapolis
- Kokomo
- Michigan City
- South Bend
Iowa (US)
- Monks
Kansas (US)
- Topeka
- Wichita
Kentucky (US)
- Louisville
Louisiana (US)
- Baton Rouge
- Monroe
- New Orleans
- Shreveport
Maine (US)
- Augusta
- Portland
Maryland (US)
- Baltimore
Massachusetts (US)
- Boston
- Brockton
- Lowell
- Springfield
- Worcester
Michigan (US)
- Ann Arbor
- Detroit
Minnesota (US)
- Farmington
- Minneapolis
Mississippi (US)
- Gulfport
- Jackson
- Laurel
Missouri (US)
- Columbia
- Jefferson City
- Kansas City
- Springfield
- St. Louis
Nebraska (US)
- Lincoln
- Omaha
Nevada (US)
- Carson City
- Las Vegas
- Reno
New Hampshire (US)
- Concord
New Jersey (US)
- Edison
- Middletown
- Newark
- Toms River
- Trenton
- Willingboro
New Mexico (US)
- Albuquerque
- Bernalillo
- The crosses
- The moons
- Santa Fe
New York (US)
- New York
- Niagara Falls
- Syracuse
Caroline du Nord (US)
- Durham
- Greensboro
- Raleigh
- Winston-Salem
North Dakota (US)
- Bismarck
- Fargo
Ohio (US)
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Dayton
- Toledo
Oklahoma (US)
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
Oregon (US)
- Beaverton
- Portland
Pennsylvania (US)
- Abington
- Harrisburg
- McCandless
- Norristown
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
Rhode Island (US)
- Providence
South Carolina (US)
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Goose
- Creek
- Greenville
- Summerville
South Dakota (US)
- Pierre Tennessee (US)
- Memphis
- Nashville
Texas (US)
- Yellow
- Austin
- Brownsville
- Body of Christ
- Step
- Fort Worth
- Galveston
- Houston
- Kingwood
- Laredo
- Longview
- Lubbock
- McAllen
- Midland
- Saint Anthony
- The Woodlands
Utah (US)
- Salt Lake City
Virginia (US)
- Norfolk
- Richmond
Washington (US)
- Everett
- Seattle
- Tacoma
Wisconsin (US)
- Appleton
- Bottom of the lake
- Green Bay
- Janesville
- Madison
- Milwaukee
- Oshkosh
- Sheboygan
Wyoming (US)
- Cheyenne
It should be noted all the same that it is the USA by far that wins the prize for the number of cities under photogrammetry. We know, for example, that the city of Paris is protected and that it is therefore impossible for the city (for the time being) to take advantage of this technology. Finally, we also notice that there is no Asian, African or Eastern European city.
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