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Google has been adding some interesting new features to its Street View imagery for a while now. Early on Street View allowed you to see the streets you would be driving in certain areas. Google has expanded the service to allow you to explore areas you may not ever get to see in person. One […]

I’ve always found it curious that the entire city of Venice, Italy is built on the water. The way to get around much of the city is by boat, and the main thoroughfares are canals between different buildings and walkways. As close as I’ve ever gotten to exploring Venice, Italy is watching James Bond chase bad guys around the city.

If you want to explore Venice, but can’t afford the airfare, Google has announced that its Street View imagery is now available for all of the canals and walkways of Venice. To grab the Street View imagery, Google workers used their Trekker Backpack and covered 265 miles on foot and 114 miles by boat.

Google says that it covered all the major attractions in Venice and also covered some of the lesser-known features including the synagogue of the first Jewish Ghetto and the Devil’s Bridge on Torcello Island. Google has even offered up a behind-the-scenes video showing how it captured some of its Street New footage in Venice. This is way cooler than those Street View images of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider.

[via Laughing Squid]

Google has taken the Street View cameras through a wide variety of locations around the world. Last month we saw virtual tours of the Galapagos Islands come available and it looks like the same will soon be available for the Arlington National Cemetery. The tour was created in October with the changing of the seasons, […]

Late Friday night, one of Google’s Street View cars was involved in a motor accident in Indonesia, where it accidentally crashed into a public transport bus. According to the BBC, the driver of the vehicle then apparently panicked, according to witnesses, and tried to drive away, unfortunately striking two more cars in the process. The […]

Man, time sure passes by quickly when you are not keeping track of it. This week so happens to be the 178th anniversary of Darwin’s discovery of the Galapagos Islands. Google has partnered with the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park and Charles Darwin Foundation, and having said that, their partnership has borne fruit through the launch of 360-degree images from the Galapagos Islands which were collected in May using the Street View Trekker. No longer do you have to fork out your life savings to make your way there, now you are able to pay a visit to the Galapagos Islands from the comfort of your home, lazing around on your beanbag with a decent Internet connection in tow.

This is one armchair viewing experience that is special, and hopefully Google’s partnership will also see them play an instrumental role in the ongoing research of the environment, conservation, animal migration patterns and the impact of tourism on the islands. Do bear in mind that such imagery captured is not just meant for you to wow and drool over it, but rather, it will also be used for scientific research. Which particular life form on the Galapagos Islands are the ones that have caught your attention the most? [Press Release]

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