Google announced that Street View has come to Madagascar, which is said to be the world’s oldest island. According to Guinness World Records, Madagascar became an island around 80-100 million years ago, when it split off from the Indian subcontinent.…
Google Gets More Hawaii Street View Imagery
Back in 2012, Google added some stunning imagery from the Hawaiian Islands to Street View. Today, the company announced the addition of more. The new imagery comes as a result of the Trekker Loan Program Google announced last summer, which…
Google Gets Awesome New Street View Imagery From National Parks
Google’s Street View team has been working with the U.S. National Parks Service and Parks Canada to get new imagery on Google Maps for a plethora of interesting locations in the two countries. So far, Google has utilized its Street…
Google Takes The Trekker To Venice For New Street View Imagery
Google has taken its Trekker camera system to Venice to capture some new Street View imagery. Google Street View Operations Manager Daniele Rizzetto said, “It was impossible for us to collect images of Venice with a Street View car or…
Google Takes Street View Trekker Up Mt. Fuji
Google announced today that it has taken its Street View Trekker camera device (you know, the backpack) up Mt. Fuji to gather some new imagery. The 360-degree panoramic shots cover the Yoshida trail that takes hikers up the mountain, as…
Google Street View Trekker Goes To ‘Dead City’
Google is releasing some new Street View imagery from the abandoned Hashima Island, which is known by “Dead Island” or “Dead City” from the James Bond flick Skyfall. Google announced the imagery in a Japanese blog post, and shared this…
Google Lends Out Its Street View Trekker
Google has launched a pilot program for third-party organizations to borrow its Street View Trekker camera backpack device, to enable them to contribute imgagery to Google Maps. One partner is the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), which has already…
Google To Add ‘Stunning’ Imagery From Galapagos Islands To Street View
Google has partnered with the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Parks Directorate to collect panoramic imagery of the islands with the Street View Trekker. As a result, Google will be adding the “stunning” images to Google Maps later…
Leonard Nimoy Races, Sings in New Audi Ad
How do we know that the summer movie blockbuster season has begun? The product tie-in ads are beginning to take over television. This week a new Audi ad pitted Leonard Nimoy against Zachary Quinto. For those not well-versed in popular…
Look At Google’s Beautiful New Grand Canyon Street View Imagery
Google continues to expand its Google Maps Street View coverage into more and more interesting places. While things like “The Gates of Hell” may not actually be real, Google has recently expanded imagery for Hawaii, the Arctic, Zoos, Tsunami-ravaged buildings,…