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If you’ve always fancied mapping out an obscure part of the globe, it could be your lucky day: you can now apply to use Google’s Street View backpack.
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Jun 28
The Google Street View Trekker backpack is at it again, and this time it visited the abandoned Hashima Island, or more well-known as “Dead Island” or “Dead City” from the most recent James Bond film Skyfall. In the movie, the island serves as the cyberterrorists headquarters, but it’s actually a real place and now we
Jun 28
If this view looks familiar, it’s because it was the inspiration for the Javier Bardem’s cyberterrorist HQ in Skyfall. Now, you can explore the real-life island on Street View.
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Jun 27
Going to a remote location? You can volunteer to document the scenery using one of Google’s own Trekker backpacks, and your work will be added to Street View.
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Jun 27
Google has launched a loan program for its back-mounted Google Maps Trekker camera, the 360-degree Street View mapping tool it has used to photograph the world’s highest tower and the Galapagos Islands. The new Trekker program will see third-party organizations apply to take the Trekker out into the wild, gathering up panoramic photography of normally
Jun 26
Google’s taking the iOS version of its Earth mapping app up to 7.1. The update brings a few new features, including, most notably, the addition of its Street View imagery — following a similar update to the Android version. Also on the docket are improved transit, walking and biking directions, which can be viewed in 3D. The interface has been streamlined too, with a number of informational layers like Wikipedia located under a handy Earth logo in the top left off the app. The release of 7.1 also marks the app’s availability in more than 100 countries. More info on the update can be had in the source link below.
Filed under: GPS, Mobile, Google
Source: Google Lat Long Blog
Jun 24
Jun 24
The beauty of Google Street View is it can take you to places you might never otherwise see, and now it includes the crazy panoramic view from the top of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
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