Is it possible to download 45° (bird's eye ) image from google map?

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I want to get some bird's eye images from google map for research purpose only. Given the center latitude/longitude and zoom level, I hope the API can return the corresponding image tile, just like Google Static Map API does. Following is an example of Google Static Map API and the returned map tile.

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?maptype=satellite&center=37.530101,38.600062&zoom=14&size=640x400

image tile returned by above URL url screenshot

My question is: Given the center latitude/longitude and zoom level, is there any Google Map API or approach that can return the Bird's eye image tile like the above Static Map API example?

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1 Answers

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Currently Google Static Maps API doesn't have this feature implemented.

However, there is a feature request in the public issue tracker:

https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=3796

Feel free to star this feature request to add your vote, hopefully one day Google will implement it.