Microsoft Flight Simulator: UK cities with photogrammetry

At launch in September 2020, there were only two UK cities in Microsoft Flight Simulator that had photogrammetry (source) :

After the UK update in February 2021, an additional 5 cities were added (source) :

I’ve been checking out each of these looking for odd scenery glitches in the photogrammetry imagery, and have found some interesting examples.

In most locations even at a low altitude, the scenery is almost indistinguishable from real life:

However, where it doesn’t work, it really doesn’t work with weird and comical results. Here’s some examples from Southampton:

Sunken boats along the River Itchen:

This is what happens if you don’t move your car when the city resurfaces the road:

Weird plants turned to stone:

B&Q having a meltdown:

I’ve posted a few other examples before, and I’m sure there’s plenty more weirdness to be found:

Microsoft Flight Simulator AI generated scenery oddity – Maentwrog, Wales, UK

Microsoft Flight Simulator: missing Needles (Isle of Wight)

More Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 scenery oddities: Cranes as solid objects and decaying structures

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