Scientists have discovered neurons in insect brains that compute 3D distance and direction. Understanding these could help vision in robots.

The one I used had angle and distance in LY, from which it's a simple calculation to find Cartesian coordinates. From there, you have a 3D distance formula you can use between any two of your points.

Clearly, Google sets the maximum view distance for each piece of 3D imagery and they are not consistent. In fact, in New York there is a curious effect where you can sometimes see more distant ...