Google Street View

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  Google Imagery Update Enables Street-Level Exploration in 80 Countries; Introduces Historical View in Google Earth

  Google Street View has received one of its biggest updates in recent years. It is now available in nearly 80 countries, some of which have Street View imagery for the first time ever. The feature, available on Google Earth and Maps, stitches together billions of panoramic images to provide street-level views which users can access from home.

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  Google Maps to Get Live View Walking, Support for Mumbai Local Trains, More Features in India

  Google announced a bunch of new regional features for Google Maps at its Building for India event in New Delhi on Thursday. The search engine giant is bringing improvements to Google Maps Street View, introducing live view walking, Lens in Maps, and more soon. Maps will also get enhancements for train travel and public transport in the country, wit...

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  Google Cuts Staff at Waze as It Merges Mapping App's Advertising System With Google Ads Technology

  Alphabet-owned Google on Tuesday said it is cutting jobs at mapping app Waze as it merges the app's advertising system with Google Ads technology, without giving details on the number of layoffs.

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  Google Maps Immersive View Rolling Out, Glanceable Directions Will Launch Soon: All Details

  Google released Immersive View for Maps in five cities - London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo - and plans to expand the feature to more cities, including Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice, in the near future. The feature creates a virtual world model by combining billions of Street Views and aerial images.

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  Google Lens Icon Added to Search Homepage, Street View App Reportedly Shutting Down in 2023

  Google has announced that the Lens icon has now been added to the Search homepage. Meanwhile, a report suggests that the search giant will shut down its Street View app on March 31, 2023. Its Photo Paths feature might also get discontinued with the app.

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  British Woman Captured On Google Maps At The Exact Same Location Nine Years Apart

  A woman unintentionally created a "one in a billion" moment when Google Maps twice recorded her standing in the same location nine years apart.

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  Google Maps Launches Street View Across 10 Cities In India

  Google Maps has launched its street view service across 10 cities in India in partnership with two local companies, Genesys International and Tech Mahindra, the firm said on Wednesday.

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  Mappls RealView by MapmyIndia Launched as Google Street View Competitor in India

  Mappls RealView was launched by MapmyIndia in India on Wednesday as a competitor of Google Street View service. It shows a 360-degree panoramic street view and interactive 3D models of landmarks.

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  Google Street View Makes a Return to India, Launches in 10 Cities Today

  Google Maps has finally launched its iconic feature, Street View in India. With this, Google Maps users can look at local cafes, cultural hotspots, or the local neighbourhood on Google Maps. The company has partnered with Genesys and Tech Mahindra to launch the service in 10 Indian cities.

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  Google Maps Adds Historical Street View Feature to Mobile, Unveils New Camera

  Google Maps is finally adding its iconic feature, Street View on mobile. With this, mobile users can look at Street View images from previous years on Google Maps. The company gas also announced a new portable Street View camera that weighs less than fifteen pounds.

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  Google Maps Gets Immersive View That Combines Street Maps With Satellites

  Immersive View leverages Satellite data with Street view data in a real time and computer generated form

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  Twitter Users Freeze Deceased Friends, Family Members in Time With Google Maps Street View Images

  A tweet by Fesshole (@fesshole) — a handle where followers submit anonymous confessions — has led to many users sharing touching images of their deceased family members and friends spotted in Google Maps Street View captures. Users have shared screenshots of their loved ones as spotted on Google Maps — frozen in time.

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  Jaguar Land Rover & Google Measure Dublin Air With I-Pace Electric SUV For Street View 

  Google and Jaguar have partnered to build a custom I-Pace for street view mapping and to run a study on the air quality index in Dublin.

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  Google Maps Rolls Out Split-Screen Street View for Android Users: Report

  The Google Maps split-screen Street View feature should work for users on the latest update i.e. 10.59.1 version for Android. However, there is a possibility that not all users may see it at first and it may be a while before everyone gets it. To use this feature, simply switch to Street View when you’ve started navigation and then tap on the cir...

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  Google Removes Street View Virtual Tour of Australia's Uluru

  Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company said Friday.