When Street View started it was named 'Street View' because it was captured using cameras mounted on the roof of a car driving along streets. Since then Google has been shrinking the equipment, … [Read more...]
Google Street View imagery released in Venice
November 14, 2013
Over the past few years, we've seen Google use some great techniques to bring Street View imagery to unique places. They've taken some of their devices and captured imagery from a snowmobile, a … [Read more...]
Experience the Burj Khalifa in Street View
June 24, 2013
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, is now accessible via Street View. Google used a variety of devices and techniques (including the "trekker") to capture the building and … [Read more...]
The future of the Street View Trekker
May 24, 2013
We told you about the Street View "trekker" a few months ago; the amazing backpack-based camera system for adding Street View imagery from remote locations. The folks from TechCrunch have been … [Read more...]