Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Street View Australia Launched

You can see it here:
http://maps.google.com.au/help/maps/streetview/

All capital cities, most coastal cities and many regional & outback towns are covered but there are a few notable omissions, like Uluru. My home is there, and it works well.

There are still privacy concerns, but these have been lessened following the introduction of technology that can blur faces and number plates.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Google Adds 8 US Cities to Street View

Cities added this week include Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, and Providence, making a total in the US of 23 cities.

It'll be very interesting to see at which point Google stops expanding coverage, and concentrates on updates. Presumably, in terms of ROI, a town of 100 people is not worth bothering with, but then Google may have to explain this to the town's residents. Google may have to say that "making the world's information accessible" doesn't include some little corners of the world...

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