Explore Neighborhoods at Street Level–Virtual
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Explore Neighborhoods at Street Level–Virtual
Google Street View is a feature of Google Maps and Google Earth that provides 360° horizontal and 290° vertical panoramic street level views and allows users to view parts of some regions of the world at ground level. When it was launched on May 25, 2007, only five American cities were included. It has since expanded to thousands of locations in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and includes a variety of urban and rural areas.
Google Street View displays photos taken from a fleet of cars. For pedestrian areas, narrow streets or parks alleys that cannot be accessed by car, Google Bikes are used[1]. They are mounted with spherical cameras and placed in 'image orbs' within Google's maps, displayed against the backdrop of images previously taken from satellite that make up Google's maps. These 'image orbs' can be navigated using either the arrow keys on the keyboard or by using a mouse to click on arrows displayed on the screen. Using these devices, the photos can be viewed in different sizes, from any direction, and from a variety of angles. Lines that are displayed along the street that is shown indicate the direction followed by that street view camera car
Just in case you've haven't seen this, its pretty neat.
Wow, I've seen this feature before, but in the past it was only available at major hotspots of tourism or prominent city landmarks. Now, Google has taken it to a new level, and I can see my street and my house. Amazing that one can now have this type of info in their hands. While it is neat, I'm not sure I like someone being able to see exactly where I live in this much detail. Oh well, if you wanna try it, turn on google earth and look for the camera icon on your street (if they have mapped your area yet)...
Google Street View displays photos taken from a fleet of cars. For pedestrian areas, narrow streets or parks alleys that cannot be accessed by car, Google Bikes are used[1]. They are mounted with spherical cameras and placed in 'image orbs' within Google's maps, displayed against the backdrop of images previously taken from satellite that make up Google's maps. These 'image orbs' can be navigated using either the arrow keys on the keyboard or by using a mouse to click on arrows displayed on the screen. Using these devices, the photos can be viewed in different sizes, from any direction, and from a variety of angles. Lines that are displayed along the street that is shown indicate the direction followed by that street view camera car
Just in case you've haven't seen this, its pretty neat.
Wow, I've seen this feature before, but in the past it was only available at major hotspots of tourism or prominent city landmarks. Now, Google has taken it to a new level, and I can see my street and my house. Amazing that one can now have this type of info in their hands. While it is neat, I'm not sure I like someone being able to see exactly where I live in this much detail. Oh well, if you wanna try it, turn on google earth and look for the camera icon on your street (if they have mapped your area yet)...
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