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Google Street View
Initial releaseMay 25, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-25)
Stable release
n/a / March 11, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-11)
Locations added:
More locations in the United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Macau
More locations in the Netherlands
More locations in Japan
Available inEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese
WebsiteGoogle Maps

Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world. It was launched on May 25, 2007, originally only in several cities in the United States, and has since gradually expanded to include more cities and rural areas worldwide.[1]

Google Street View displays images taken from a fleet of specially adapted cars. Areas not accessible by car, like pedestrian areas, narrow streets, alleys and ski resorts, are sometimes covered by Google Trikes (tricycles) or a snowmobile.[2] On each of these cars (and tricycles) there are nine directional cameras for 360° views at a height of about 2.5 meters, GPS units for positioning, three laser range scanners for the measuring of up to 50 meters 180° in the front of the vehicle. There are also 3G/GSM/Wi-Fi antennas for scanning 3G/GSM and Wi-Fi hotspots.[3] Recently, 'high quality' images (higher quality than the first) are based on open source hardware cameras from Elphel.

Where available, street view images appear after zooming in beyond the highest zooming level in maps and satellite images, and also by dragging a "pegman" icon onto a location on a map. Using the keyboard or mouse the horizontal and vertical viewing direction and the zoom level can be selected. A straight or broken line in the photo shows the approximate path followed by the camera car, and arrows link to the next photo in each direction. At junctions and crossings of camera car routes, more arrows are shown.

On November 21, 2008, Street View was added to the Maps application installed on the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch. On December 10, 2008, Street View was added to the Maps application for S60 3rd Edition. Street View has now also been added to the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry versions of Google Maps. All versions of Google Maps for the Nexus One features Street View, and the digital compass can be used to look around the locations.

Development

Expand to show list of introductions by date

Note: Bold indicates locations available in newer 'high quality' view, and italic bold indicates locations partially available in high quality view. Virtually all locations in Europe have the high quality view. Google will send camera cars to re-take the older low quality images in the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Date Major locations added
May 25, 2007 United States San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, New York City
August 7, 2007 United States Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Orlando
October 9, 2007 United States Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
December 10, 2007 United States Dallas, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Providence, Boston
February 12, 2008 United States Juneau, Boise, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Raleigh, Albany, Manchester
March 27, 2008 United States Anchorage, Fairbanks, Spokane, Yosemite National Park, Albuquerque, Austin, Little Rock, Rockford, Madison, Nashville, Cleveland, Tampa, Richmond
June 10, 2008 United States Sacramento, Fresno, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Jackson, Louisville, Atlanta, Columbus, Jacksonville, Columbia, Charlotte, Buffalo, Virginia Beach, Yellowstone National Park
July 2, 2008 2008 Tour de France route:
France Aigurande, Auray, Bourg d'Oisans, Brest, Brioude, Cérilly, Cholet, Embrun, Étampes, Figeac, Lannemezan, Lavelanet, Nantes, Saint-Malo and more rural areas
Italy Cuneo
August 4, 2008 Australia Adelaide, Albany, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Cairns, Canberra, Geraldton, Hobart, Karratha, Melbourne, Mount Isa, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga and more rural areas
Japan Chiba, Hakodate, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Saitama, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama
United States New Orleans, Baton Rouge and more rural areas
October 14, 2008 France Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Lille, Toulouse
October 27, 2008 Spain Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valencia
October 29, 2008 Italy Florence, Milan, Rome, Lake Como (including Bellagio, Bellano, Cernobbio, Como, Lecco, Malgrate, Varenna and more)
November 4, 2008 United States Seattle, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and more rural areas
December 1, 2008 New Zealand Major part of New Zealand
December 9, 2008 United States More locations in United States
Australia More areas in Australia
March 18, 2009 England London, Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Bradford, Scunthorpe, Bristol, Norwich, Newcastle upon Tyne, Birmingham, Coventry, Liverpool, Southampton, York and some rural areas in England
United Kingdom Belfast, Carrickfergus, Larne, Newtownabbey and more rural areas in Northern Ireland
Wales Cardiff, Swansea, Barry and more rural areas in Wales
Scotland Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Carnoustie, Ellon, Forfar, Fraserburgh, Inverurie, Peterhead, Portlethen, Stonehaven, Westhill and more rural areas in Scotland
France Paris (metropolitan area: Versailles, Orly, Rueil-Malmaison, Nanterre, Saint-Denis, Boulogne-Billancourt, Champigny-sur-Marne), Amiens, Calais, Dunkerque, Lens, Douai, Tourcoing, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Valenciennes, Le Havre, Rouen, Reims, Châlons-en-Champagne, Caen, Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Troyes, Strasbourg, Haguenau, Poitiers, Dijon, Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Montpellier, Aix-en-Provence, Toulon, Cannes, Antibes, Valence, Romans-sur-Isère, Saint-Étienne, Grenoble
Italy Turin, Novara, Monza, Busto Arsizio, Udine, Genova, Parma, Bologna, Livorno, Arezzo, Perugia, L'Aquila, Fiumicino, Caserta, Naples, Avellino, Salerno, Bari, Bitonto, Reggio di Calabria, Catania, Cagliari and more rural areas
Spain Madrid (metropolitan area: Las Rozas de Madrid, Alcobendas, Coslada, Fuenlabrada, Móstoles, Getafe, Arganda del Rey and more), Oviedo, Sabadell, Terrassa, Zaragoza and more rural areas
Netherlands Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Rotterdam, Groningen, Spijkenisse, Volendam, Zaanstad
United States More locations in United States
June 10, 2009 France Disneyland Resort Paris
United States Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Path, Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade
August 18, 2009 Switzerland Bern, Zürich, Basel, Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Bienne, Lyss, Winterthur, Wettingen, Luzern, Thun, Vevey, Montreux and more rural areas
Portugal Lisbon, Loures, Almada, Barreiro, Montijo, Seixal, Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia and more rural areas
Taiwan Taipei and more
Italy Aosta, Domodossola, Latina and more rural areas
United States Legoland California, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, San Diego State University, Thunderhill Raceway Park
October 7, 2009 Czech Republic Prague, Mělník, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Poděbrady, Říčany, Benešov, Příbram, Beroun
Canada Quebec City, Toronto, Brampton, Ottawa, Hamilton, Montreal, Kitchener, Waterloo, Halifax, Mississauga, Calgary, Banff, Metro Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack
Japan Asahikawa, Nagoya, Gifu, Nagasaki, Hirado, Sasebo, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa, Miyako Islands, Asahiyama Zoo, Sapporo Dome, Maruyama Zoo, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens, Moerenuma Park, Nakajima Park, Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park, Hitsujigaoka observation hill, Historical Village of Hokkaido, Makomanai Indoor Stadium, Skyway Country Club, Huis Ten Bosch, Kōdai-ji
United States More locations in United States
November 9, 2009 Mexico Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, Álvaro Obregón, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Puerto Vallarta Monterrey, Apodaca, San Nicolás de los Garza, San Pedro Garza García, Guadalupe-Nuevo León, Bucerías, Cancún, Puebla, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, and more locations
United States Honolulu and major part of Oahu, also Kahului and more locations in Maui
Spain Málaga, Cadiz, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Almería, Huelva, Jerez de la Frontera, Algeciras, El Puerto de Santa María, Marbella, El Ejido, Huesca, Teruel, Calatayud, Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés, Mieres, Palma and southwest of the island, Bilbao, Vitoria Gasteiz, Islands of Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santander, Toledo, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Puertollano, Valladolid, León, Burgos, Salamanca, Ávila, Segovia, Zamora, Tarragona, Lleida, Girona, Vic, Olot, Figueres, Reus, Badajoz, Mérida, Cáceres, Vigo, Lugo, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Logroño, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Aranjuez, Murcia, Cartagena, Lorca, Caravaca de la Cruz, Pamplona, Tudela, Alicante, Castellón de la Plana, Elche, Orihuela, Utiel, Benidorm, Alcoy, La Vall d'Uixó, Vinaròs, Benicasim and more rural areas
Netherlands The Hague, Delft, Utrecht, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Almere, Hilversum, Leiden, Eindhoven, Ede, Haarlem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg, Breda, Helmond, Bergen op Zoom, Dordrecht, Harderwijk, Leeuwarden, Veendam, Veenendaal, Venlo, Drachten, Sneek, Harlingen, Lelystad, Haarlemmermeer, Waalwijk, Oss and more rural areas
December 2, 2009 Singapore Major part of Singapore
Canada Edmonton, Victoria, London, Greater Sudbury, Sherbrooke, Saskatoon, St. John's, Winnipeg
Japan Niigata, Sado, Hiroshima, Okayama, Fukuoka, Kumamoto
Czech Republic Pedestrian streets and landmarks in Olomouc, Ostrava and Český Krumlov
Netherlands Pedestrian streets in Enkhuizen (Van Linschotenstraat, Wagenaarstraat and Kooizandweg), Arcen en Velden
England Landmarks as Eden Project, Stonehenge, Bamburgh Castle, Warwick Castle, Kew Gardens, Lotus test track, Coronation Street set
France Tours, Le Mans, Nancy, Metz, Corsica, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Orléans, Bourges, Vierzon, Saint-Nazaire, Châteauroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Montbrison, Roanne, Colmar, Mulhouse, Besançon, Annemasse, Chambéry, Avignon, Saint-Tropez, Fréjus, Annecy, Palace of Versailles area (including the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon) and other locations
Italy Pompeii, Battipaglia, Siena, Urbino, San Gimignano, Sestri Levante, Asti, Biella, Vercelli, central Benevento, Pontecagnano Faiano, Casertavecchia, some places in Ischia Island and other locations
United States SeaWorld (for Orlando, San Antonio, and San Diego), Boston University, Hershey Park, Universal Studios Hollywood
January 21, 2010 Sweden Stockholm, Malmö, Lund, Gothenburg, Öckerö, Halmstad, Västerås, Eskilstuna, Nyköping, Uppsala, Norrköping, Jönköping, Linköping, Örebro, Borås, Växjö, Kalmar, Hässleholm, Helsingborg, Skövde, Kristianstad, Karlskrona, Umeå, Piteå, Skellefteå, Luleå, Kalix, Haparanda, parts of Gotland, Fårö and Öland Islands and road connections between major cities
Denmark Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Randers, Horsens, Skagen, Vejle, Kolding, Roskilde, Aabenraa, Hillerød, Slagelse, Esbjerg, Padborg, Sønderborg, Helsingør, Samsø Island, Ærø, Rømø, Fanø, Læsø Islands and road connections
England Leamington Spa, landmarks as Wicken Fen, Berrington Hall, Baddesley Clinton, Lyme Park, Quarry Bank Mill, Malham Cove, Studley Royal Park, Lindisfarne Castle, Nymans Garden, Avebury Manor & Garden, Corfe Castle, Glendurgan Garden, Angel of the North and road connections between major cities that were spotted
Wales Plas Newydd
Scotland Inverness, Muir of Ord, Loch Ness area, Largs and road connections between cities and towns
United Kingdom Mussenden Temple, Downhill House, Mount Stewart and road connections in Northern Ireland
Italy Verona, Brescia, Gemona del Friuli, Ravenna, Mantova, Cremona, Reggio nell'Emilia, Vicenza, Pesaro, Fano, Pescara, Mestre, Ascoli Piceno, Chieti, Sulmona, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Prato, Campobasso, Foggia, Manfredonia, Potenza, Altamura, Matera, Taranto, Brindisi, Ostuni, Crotone, Catanzaro, Lamezia Terme, Lecce, Sassari, Olbia, Nuoro, Alghero, San Pietro Island, Palermo, San Daniele del Friuli, Siracusa, Ragusa, Agrigento, Marsala, Trapani, Procida, Capri, and road connections between major cities
Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan City, Keelung, Hualien City, Pingtung City and more
United States San Diego Zoo, Sesame Place, Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania
Czech Republic South of Brno and more
Netherlands More locations in The Netherlands
Portugal more locations in Portugal
Japan More locations in Japan
February 9, 2010 Norway Oslo, Fredrikstad, Moss, Sarpsborg, Drammen, Voss, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Bergen, and road connections
Finland Helsinki, Lahti, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Nokia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Hämeenkyrö, Kankaanpää, Valkeakoski, Akaa, Rauma, Uusikaupunki, Lohja, Raasepori, Orimattila, Huittinen, Vaasa, Joensuu, Turku, Salo, Porvoo, Kokkola, Kuusamo, Loviisa, Forssa, Oulu, Raahe, Seinäjoki, Kauhajoki, Kurikka, Ilmajoki, Iisalmi, Pori, Rovaniemi, Tornio, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Savonlinna, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Imatra, Lieksa, Kajaani, Mikkeli and road connections between cities and rural areas
Åland Part of Åland Islands including Maarianhamina, Kumlinge, Sottunga, Brändö, Eckerö, Finström, Föglö, Geta, Hammarland, Jomala, Kökar, Lemland, Lumparland, Saltvik, Sund, Vårdö and other places
Canada Whistler Blackcomb, Venues of 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Yellowknife, Windsor, Sydney, Charlottetown, Prince Albert, Whitehorse, Inuvik, Regina, Chicoutimi, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Powell River, Rouleau, Kelowna, Kamloops, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Haines Junction, Amos, Val-d'Or, Trois-Rivières, Woodstock, New Glasgow, Bathurst, Miramichi, Summerside, Collingwood, Manitoulin Island, Englehart, Prince George, Barrie, Owen Sound, Clinton, Leamington, Kingston, Amherstburg, Chatham, Blenheim, Brantford, Cambridge, Guelph, Peterborough, Trenton, Thompson, Grande Prairie, Prince Rupert, Red Deer, Rimbey, Drayton Valley, Whitecourt, Westlock, Camrose, Sainte-Marie, Montmagny, Grand Falls, Moncton, Fredericton, Gander, and road connections
United States More locations in Alaska as Kenai, Homer, Valdez, Ketchikan, Petersburg, road to Circle, Deadhorse and other places
United Kingdom Landmarks in England such as Clumber Park, and some places in Northern Ireland
Mexico Expansion of coverage in the cities that were spotted, road connections and part of Tijuana
March 11, 2010 Hong Kong Major part of Hong Kong including Victoria Harbour
Macau Part of Macau
England Andover, Ashford, Barrow-in-Furness, Bath, Bedford, Blackpool, Bognor Regis, Bolton, Bradford, Brighton and Hove, Burnley, Cannock, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chatham, Chester, Chesterfield, Chichester, Clitheroe, Colchester, Crewe, Darlington, Devizes, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dover, Durham, Ellesmere Port, Ely, Evesham, Exeter, Folkestone, Gainsborough, Gloucester, Grange-Over-Sands, Grimsby, Harlow, Hartlepool, Hastings, Hereford, Huddersfield, Huntingdon, Ipswich, Kendal, Kettering, Kidderminster, Kingston upon Hull, Lancaster, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Loughborough, Luton, Maidstone, Mansfield, Margate, Middlesbrough, Morecambe, Northampton, Oswestry, Penzance, Peterborough, Plymouth, Preston, Ripon, Salford, Salisbury, Scarborough, St Albans, Stamford, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swindon, Torquay, Truro, Uttoxeter, Wakefield, Wells, Westminster, Weston-super-Mare, Winchester, Wigan, Winchester, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Workington, Worthing, Yeovil and most of roads and all national parks in England
Wales St David's, Bangor, Newport, Aberaeron, Aberavon, Aberbargoed, Abercarn, Aberdare, Abergavenny, Abergele, Abertillery, Aberystwyth, Amlwch, Ammanford, Bala, Bargoed, Barmouth, Beaumaris, Bethesda, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Blaenavon, Blackwood, Blaina, Brecon, Bridgend, Briton Ferry, Brynmawr, Buckley, Builth Wells, Burry Port, Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Caerwys, Caldicot, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Chepstow, Chirk, Cilgerran, Colwyn Bay, Connah's Quay, Conwy, Corwen, Cowbridge, Criccieth, Crickhowell, Crumlin, Cwmbran, Denbigh, Dolgellau, Ebbw Vale, Ewloe, Fishguard, Flint, Ferndale, Glanamman, Glynneath, Goodwick, Gorseinon, Harlech, Haverfordwest, Hay-on-Wye, Holyhead, Holywell, Kidwelly, Knighton, Lampeter, Laugharne, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llandrindod Wells, Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llandysul, Llanelli, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfairfechan, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llanfyllin, Llangefni, Llangollen, Llanidloes, Llanrwst, Llantrisant, Llantwit Major, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llanybydder, Loughor, Machynlleth, Maesteg, Menai Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil, Milford Haven, Mold, Monmouth, Montgomery, Mountain Ash, Narberth, Neath, Nefyn, Newbridge, Newcastle Emlyn, Newport (Pembrokeshire), New Quay, Newtown, Neyland, Old Colwyn, Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Penarth, Pencoed, Penmaenmawr, Pontardawe, Pontypool, Pontypridd, Porth, Porthcawl, Porthmadog, Port Talbot, Prestatyn, Presteigne, Pwllheli, Queensferry, Rhayader, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, Rhymney, Ruthin, Risca, St Asaph, St Clears, Saltney, Shotton, Talgarth, Templeton, Tenby, Tondu, Tonypandy, Towyn, Tredegar, Treharris, Tregaron, Tywyn, Usk, Welshpool, Whitland, Wrexham, Ystradgynlais, Ystrad Mynach and most of roads in Wales
United Kingdom Derry, Omagh, Newry, Antrim, Armagh, Ballycastle, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Bangor, Carryduff, Coalisland, Coleraine, Comber, Cookstown, Craigavon, Donaghadee, Downpatrick, Dromore, Dundonald, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Kilkeel, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Lurgan, Magherafelt, Maghera, Newcastle, Newtownards, Portadown, Portrush, Portstewart, Randalstown, Strabane, Warrenpoint and roads in Northern Ireland
Scotland Livingston, Paisley, East Kilbride, Cumbernauld, Hamilton, Kirkcaldy, Ayr, Clydebank, Greenock, Kilmarnock, Perth, Stirling, Coatbridge, Irvine, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Dumfries, Airdrie, Falkirk, Motherwell, Wishaw, Rutherglen, Cambuslang, Bishopbriggs, Bearsden, Arbroath, Newton Mearns, Musselburgh, Elgin, Bellshill, Dumbarton, Kirkintilloch, Renfrew, Helensburgh, Barrhead, Alloa, Peterhead, Grangemouth, Blantyre, Johnstone, Buckhaven, Port Glasgow, Lanark, Kilwinning, Larkhall, Prestwick, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Bathgate, and most of roads in Scotland
Netherlands Maastricht, Kerkrade, Geleen, Heerlen, Roermond, Almelo, Enschede, Hengelo, Texel and most of road connections
Japan Nijō Castle, Nishi Honganji, Higashi Honganji, Shōseien, Daikaku-ji, Tōfuku-ji, Kennin-ji, Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Seika University, Otani University, Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Yomiuri Land, Fuji-Q Highland, Tsukiji Hongan-ji, Kumamoto Castle, Rikkyo University, Kyushu University, Kumamoto University, Fuji Golf Course, Aizu Matsudaira's Royal Garden, Himeji and more locations in Japan

Google Street View was first introduced in the United States on May 25, 2007, and until November 26, 2008, featured camera icon markers, each representing at least one major city or area (such as a park), and usually the other nearby cities, towns, suburbs, and parks. Many areas that had coverage were not represented by icons.

  • On May 12, 2008, Google announced that it was testing face-blurring technology on its photos of the busy streets of Manhattan.[4] The technology uses a computer algorithm to search Google's image database for faces and blurs them, according to John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Google Maps.[5]
  • On April 16, 2008, Street View was fully integrated into Google Earth 4.3.
  • On July 2, 2008, Google Street View was introduced in France and Italy, providing the first service outside the United States. On this day, 19 camera icons were added, mostly showing small towns and areas along the Tour de France route and part of north western Italy
  • On August 4, 2008, Australia and Japan were added to Google Street View. On this day, 28 icons were added, featuring major metropolitan areas of Japan as well as the bulk of Australia. Included in the update were approximately 40 new U.S. hub cities.
  • On December 1, 2008, New Zealand was added to Google Street View. Faces were blurred upon recommendation by the New Zealand Privacy Commission, but vehicle registration plates were not obscured.
  • Two other features included in the June 10, 2008, update were an effective mask of the "Google" car and the application of face-blurring technology on all photos, which effectively lowered the resolution across all photos, even the formerly impressive high resolution images of San Francisco. Also, many nearby metro areas were included, but they did not receive their own camera icons. Google initially used images from spherical video company Immersive Media as well as their own vehicles. Since December 2007, Google has used imagery that belongs exclusively to Google.
  • On November 26, 2008, the Street View button and all the camera icons were deleted. Instead of clicking the "Street View" button, this is now accessed using the "pegman" button in the left hand corner. When the "pegman" icon is dragged over the map blue polylines appear where Street View is available and a small window will show the current Street View. If this is dropped on the map the Street View opens and takes over the whole map window.
  • On April 9, 2009, Street View became available with a full-screen option.
  • On June 5, 2009, Smart Navigation was introduced which allows users to navigate around the panoramas by double-clicking with their cursor on any place or object they want to see.[6]
  • On April 1, 2010, Street View in 3D was introduced, showing anaglyph images of the streets.[7] However on April 8, this function was removed.[8]

By location

  Photography currently available
  Photography planned
N.B Some of the areas shown on the map above may not have Street View so check with the lists below
Taken on June 5, 2009, a Google Maps Camera Car in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario

Google Street View was first introduced in the United States on May 25, 2007, and only covered areas of the United States until July 2, 2008. Currently, images can be seen in at least nine countries (although parts of other countries can be seen from locations located near national borders; for example, large portions of Vatican City can be viewed from Rome's streetview). Introductions have generally occurred every 2 days to 100 days. Up until November 26, 2008, major cities (and early on, the only cities) were marked by camera icons, more of which were added each time. Then, all camera icons were discontinued in favor simply of "blue" coverage.

North America

United States was the first country to have Street View images and was the only country with images for over a year following introduction. Early on, most locations had a limited number of views, usually constrained to the city limits and only including major streets, and they only showed the buildings up to a certain height. Few suburbs or other nearby cities were included.

After the first few sets of introductions, image collections from cities added were more detailed, often including every side street, especially in areas closer to the center of the city. More suburbs and other nearby cities were included.

The coverage of various cities has in many cases, subsequently been enlarged and improved, but not necessarily on the same date as new cities have been added. Improvements have included the additions of streets in neighborhoods where previously only main roads had been covered, expansions to more suburbs, and views to the sky where previously only views to a certain height were provided.

Initially when a group of cities were added, only those cities and their own suburbs would be a part of the image collection. But June 10, 2008 introductions also included cities in covered areas without camera icons and isolated from any other camera icons. Many more cities were added without icons on August 4, when the only U.S. city added with an icon was New Orleans.

On November 4, 2008, three more U.S. cities were added: Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Seattle. More parts of Seattle are available in high quality view (like Mercer Island and center of the city).

On December 9, 2008, extensive coverage of the United States was added. This included full coverage of all large and most medium-sized urban areas and most major highways and connecting arteries throughout the 48 contiguous states.

On March 18, 2009, extensive coverage of the United States was added including most of the coverage of Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and South Dakota. For a period of time some coverage was deleted (such as in northern Minnesota.)

In Canada, Google Street View cars had been spotted as early as September 2007, in Montréal. In Mexico, first reports of sightings came in from Mexico City as early as April 2009 and now Google Street View cars are being spotted in many Mexican states.

On October 7, 2009, Street View was made available for several large Canadian cities, as well as Banff National Park and Whistler, British Columbia (one of the sites from the 2010 Winter Olympics); coverage of the United States was also further expanded, although some key areas have yet to be added. With the addition of Hawaii on November 9, 2009, all fifty states are now represented in Street View.[9]. At the same time, more locations in the USA in other areas were added.

On November 9, 2009, Street View was made available in the main cities of Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Cancún and Puerto Vallarta.[10]

On December 2, 2009, eight more Canadian cities were added, from east to west St. John's, Sherbrooke, Sudbury, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Victoria. At the same time, more landmarks in USA were added. By January 21, 2010, more American landmarks appeared on Street View, including San Diego Zoo and Sesame Place.

On February 10, 2010, the remainder of Canada (barring extremely northern and rural areas) was added. Of note, ski runs on Whistler Blackcomb Resort is also covered in this update. The update also added further coverage of Alaska in the US and some more cities in Mexico. Using Street View, it is now possible to "drive" almost to the shore of the Arctic Ocean in Alaska along the Dalton Highway; in Canada, the northernmost community currently imaged is Inuvik, Northwest Territories off the Dempster Highway.

Europe

Google's Street View Camera Car in Wangen-Brüttisellen near Zürich, Switzerland, in April 2009.

The first views anywhere outside the United States were introduced on July 2, 2008, when the Tour de France route was added. Nineteen camera icons, each indicating part of a French city or town and Cuneo, Italy, were included.

On October 14, 2008, camera icons were introduced in six French cities, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris and Toulouse. At the same time, all other icons that had been introduced in France on July 2, as well as the one of Cuneo, Italy, were removed, representing the first time in Street View's history that a camera icon that once marked a place was removed. But the amount of coverage that France had since July 2 was not diminished.

On October 27, 2008, four Spanish metropolitan areas were added to the list of growing street view locations in Europe: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia.

On October 29, 2008, Italy received four camera icons for the localities of Florence, Milan, Rome and Lake Como.

On March 18, 2009, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were added. In the case of Great Britain, only major centres were uploaded and even coverage of those city centers was incomplete. For example, Edinburgh was missing Street View images of two of its key thoroughfares: Princes Street and the Royal Mile (although portions of both were visible from adjoining streets that had been imaged). This was rectified with a later update.

In May 2009, Google Germany released a list of German cities that will be scanned or rescanned in May and June 2009.[11]

On August 18, 2009, Switzerland and Portugal were added.[12]

On October 7, 2009, the Czech Republic was added.

On November 9, 2009, more locations in the Netherlands and Spain were added.

On December 2, 2009, more locations in France and Italy were added as well as various tourist sites in England.

On January 20, 2010, Sweden and Denmark were added, as well as more locations in the United Kingdom, Italy (7 regions are full covered), Portugal, the Czech Republic (mostly Prague) and the Netherlands.

On February 9, 2010, Norway and Finland were added, with coverage of much of southern Norway and most of Finland. Imagery was updated for parts of the UK as well.

On March 11, 2010, over 99% of the United Kingdom's roads, both rural and urban, covering a total of approximately 238,000 miles, were added. More locations in the Netherlands were added too.

Asia

Japan was also introduced on August 4, 2008. Japan's coverage is currently concentrated in five areas with a total of 10 camera icons. The service has faced criticisms from some[who?] in Japan of cultural insensitivity.[13]

Google Street View camera cars were spotted in the streets of Singapore in October 2008. On December 2, 2009 Street View imagery of Singapore was made available.

In early 2009, camera cars with the Google Street View labels were spotted in Hong Kong's streets. On August 18, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan was added. On October 7, and December 2, 2009, more locations in Japan were added. On January 21, 2010, more Taiwan locations are added. At the same time, more Japanese locations are added.

On March 11, 2010, Google Street View for Hong Kong, Macau, and more locations in Japan were launched.

Oceania

On August 4, 2008, the long-anticipated image collection of Australia was introduced. At this time, the bulk of Australia was included in detail, with 18 camera icons. Extensive mapping of New Zealand was included on December 1, 2008. On December 9, 2008, Darwin, Australia, and other locations were included. On October 30, 2009, Google Australia announced that they would be sending its fleet of cars back on the road from November 2009 to update Street View Australia with new images. Google has said that the imagery will be available online sometime during 2010, but have refused to provide a specific timetable.

Africa

On September 1, 2009, Google announced that it started collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View. Google is currently driving around South Africa in Toyota Prius, taking photographs of locations in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London. Google Trikes are also being used for the first time to map popular tourist destinations, such as the scenic Chapman's Peak Drive and Table Mountain in Cape Town, Soccer City in Johannesburg, and the new Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Areas included

Google maintains an official map of all areas covered by Google Street View.

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Asia

China

Region Major cities/areas
Hong Kong Major parts of Hong Kong
Macau Part of Macau

Japan

Region Major cities/areas
Chūbu Niigata, Sado, Nagoya, Gifu
Chūgoku Okayama, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa
Kansai Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
Kantō Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama
Kyūshū Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Hirado, Kumamoto, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa, Miyako Islands
Tōhoku Sendai

Singapore

Region Major cities/areas
Singapore[14] 95% of Singapore

Taiwan

Region Major cities/areas
Taipei City Taipei City
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Europe

Czech Republic

Region Major cities/areas
Prague, the Capital City Prague
Central Bohemian Benešov, Beroun, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Mělník, Příbram, Poděbrady, Říčany
South Bohemian Český Krumlov

Denmark

Region Major cities/areas
Capital Region of Denmark Copenhagen and metropolitan area
Central Denmark Region Aarhus
North Denmark Region Aalborg
Region of Southern Denmark Esbjerg
Region Zealand Roskilde

Finland

Region Major cities/areas
Finland Proper Turku
Lapland Rovaniemi
Northern Ostrobothnia Oulu
Pirkanmaa Tampere
Uusimaa Helsinki and metropolitan area

France

Region Major cities/areas
Alsace Strasbourg
Aquitaine Pau
Auvergne Brioude, Cérilly
Brittany Auray, Brest, Rennes, Saint-Malo
Centre Aigurande
Languedoc-Roussillon Narbonne, Nîmes
Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse, Foix, Figeac, Gaillac, Lannemezan, Lavelanet, Lourdes, Rabastens
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille, Roubaix
Île-de-France Paris, Étampes
Pays-de-la-Loire Angers, Cholet, Nantes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille, Toulon, Nice, Embrun
Rhône-Alpes Lyon, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Roanne

Italy

Region Major cities/areas
Abruzzo L'Aquila, Avezzano
Apulia Bari
Calabria Reggio di Calabria
Campania Caserta, Naples
Emilia-Romagna Parma
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine
Lazio Rome (including parts of Vatican City)
Liguria Camogli, Chiavari, Genoa, Portofino, Rapallo, Recco, Santa Margherita Ligure, Sestri Levante
Lombardy Bellagio, Bellano, Busto Arsizio, Cernobbio, Colico, Como, Lake Como, Lecco, Malgrate, Mandello del Lario, Milan, Varenna
Piedmont Cuneo, Turin
Sardinia Cagliari
Sicily Catania
Tuscany Arezzo, Florence, Livorno, Siena, San Gimignano
Umbria Perugia

Netherlands

Province Major cities/areas
Drenthe Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Flevoland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Friesland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Gelderland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Groningen Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
North Brabant Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
North Holland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
South Holland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Utrecht Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads

Norway

County Major cities/areas
Hordaland Bergen
Oslo Oslo and metropolitan area
Rogaland Stavanger, Haugesund

Portugal

Region Major cities/areas
Lisboa Lisbon
Norte Porto

Spain

Autonomous community Major cities/areas
Andalusia Seville and metropolitan area, Málaga, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Almería, Huelva, Jeréz de la Frontera, Algeciras, El Puerto de Santa María, Marbella, El Ejido, Ayamonte
Aragon Saragossa, Huesca, Teruel, Calatayud, Sariñena, Graus, Jaca, Alcañiz, Muniesa
Asturias Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés, Mieres, Ribadesella, Villaviciosa
Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca and the south-west of the Mallorca.
Basque Country Bilbao, Vitoria, Amorebieta, Barakaldo, Portugalete, Basauri
Canary Islands Islands of Grand Canary and Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Cantabria Castro-Urdiales, Santander
Castile-La Mancha Toledo, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Puertollano, Torrijos, Alcázar de San Juan, Alcaraz, Illescas
Castile and León Valladolid, León, Burgos, Salamanca, Ávila, Segovia, Zamora
Catalonia Barcelona and metropolitan area, Tarragona, Lleida, Girona, Igualada, Vic, Tortosa, Olot, Figueres, Reus
Extremadura Badajoz, Mérida, Cáceres, Valencia de Alcántara, Jerez de los Caballeros, Olivenza
Galicia Corunna, Vigo, Lugo, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Viveiro, Trasmiras
La Rioja Logroño, Calahorra, Arnedo, Nájera, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Madrid Madrid and metropolitan area, Pinto, Valdemoro, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Navalcarnero, Sevilla la Nueva, El Álamo, Colmenar Viejo, Collado Villalba, Moralzarzal, Aranjuez, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Becerril de la Sierra, Buitrago del Lozoya
Murcia Murcia, Cartagena, Lorca, San Javier, Mazarrón, Cieza, Calasparra, Caravaca de la Cruz
Navarre Pamplona, Tudela, Olite, Yerri, Olza, Baztan, Lónguida, Caparroso, Alsasua
Valencian Community Valencia and metropoolitan area, Alicante, Castellón de la Plana, Elche, Orihuela, Utiel, Oliva, Benidorm, Benicarló, Calp, Alcoy, Ontinyent, Morella, La Vall d'Uixó, Vinaròs, Benicassim, Burriana

Sweden

County Major cities/areas
Norrbotten Luleå
Skåne Malmö
Stockholm Stockholm
Västerbotten Skellefteå
Västra Götaland Gothenburg

Switzerland

Canton Major cities/areas
Basel-Stadt Basel
Bern Bern
Geneva Geneva
Vaud Lausanne
Zürich Winterthur, Zürich

United Kingdom

Country Major cities/areas
England Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Scotland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Wales Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Northern Ireland Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
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North America

United States

State Major cities/areas
Alabama Birmingham, Huntsville[15], Mobile, Montgomery
Alaska Anchorage[16], Fairbanks[16], Juneau[17]
Arizona Phoenix[18], Tucson[18], Yuma[18], Flagstaff
Arkansas Little Rock[16], Sherwood[19], Fayetteville, Fort Smith
California Los Angeles[17][20], San Francisco[18], Sacramento[21], San Diego[20], Fresno[22], Fremont[23], Joshua Tree National Park[24], Sequoia National Park[24][25], Yosemite National Park[16][24]
Colorado Denver[18], Glenwood Springs[26], Idaho Springs[27], Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, Pueblo, Grand Junction
Connecticut Bristol, Hartford, New Haven, North Stamford
Delaware Wilmington
District of Columbia Washington[28]
Florida Boca Raton[29], Cape Coral[29], Everglades National Park[24][29], Fort Lauderdale[29], Fort Meyers[30], Green Cove Springs[31], Jacksonville[29], Key West, Miami[32], Middleburg[31], Naples[30], Orange Park[31], Orlando[17][20], St. Augustine[31], St. Petersburg[16], Sarasota[29], Sunny Isles Beach, Tampa[16], West Palm Beach[29], Tallahassee, Pensacola
Georgia Atlanta[22], Augusta[33], Savannah, Columbus, Athens
Hawaii Most of Oʻahu and Maui,main city Honolulu, Kahului(part), Kaneohe, Kailua, Pearl City
Idaho Boise[34], Coeur d'Alene[35], Eagle[34], Horseshoe Bend[36], Idaho City[36], Murphy[36], Nampa[36], Kuna[34], Meridian[34]
Illinois Carbondale, Chatham[37], Chicago[18], Danville[37], Peoria[37], Rochester[37], Rockford[16], Sherman[37], Springfield[37]
Indiana Clarksville[38], Evansville[24], Indianapolis[39], Jeffersonville[38], New Albany[38], Fort Wayne, South Bend, Gary
Iowa Dubuque[40], Des Moines
Kansas Kansas City, Overland Park, Topeka[41], Wichita[42]
Kentucky Henderson[24], Lexington[38], Louisville[38]
Louisiana Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport
Maine Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Bath, Belfast, Berwick, Brewer, Biddeford, Brunswick, Bucksport, Camden, Caribou, Dexter, Ellsworth, Farmington, Gardiner, Houlton, Kittery, Lewiston, Livermore Falls, Madison, Newport, Old Orchard Beach, Old Town, Orono, Pittsfield, Portland, Presque Isle, Rockland, Saco, Sanford, Skowhegan, Thomaston, Waterville, Wiscasset, York
Maryland Aberdeen, Annapolis, Baltimore[28], Cumberland, Frederick, Frostburg, Hagerstown, Ocean City, Salisbury
Massachusetts Boston[30], Lowell, Springfield[43], Worcester, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Millis, Medfield, Dover,
Michigan Adrian, Ann Arbor[22], Benton Harbor, Detroit[17], Flint, Grand Rapids, Holland, Houghton, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Monroe, Sault Ste. Marie, Traverse City, Petoskey, Escanaba, Menominee, Iron Mountain
Minnesota Alexandria, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis[39], Rochester, Saint Cloud, Saint Paul[39], Duluth
Mississippi Biloxi, Cleveland, Greenville, Gulfport, Picayune, Hattiesburg, Indianola, Jackson[15], Meridian
Missouri Bethany, Columbia, Independence, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Maryville, Rolla, St. Louis, Springfield, Warrensburg
Montana Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Kalispell, Helena, Missoula, Red Lodge
Nebraska Lincoln, Omaha(part), North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Hastings. Fremont
Nevada Carson City, Elko, Las Vegas[34], Reno, Winnemucca
New Hampshire Manchester, Nashua
New Jersey Cherry Hill, Edison, Jersey City, Newark, Berlin, New Brunswick, Old Bridge, Paterson, Roxbury, Plainfield
New Mexico Alamogordo, Albuquerque[16], Artesia, Carlsbad, Carrizozo, Cloudcroft, Clovis, Deming, Eunice, Farmington, Gallup, Hobbs, Jal, Las Cruces, Lordsburg, Los Alamos, Los Lunas, Lovington, Portales, Raton, Roswell, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, Truth or Consequences, Tucumcari
New York Albany,Buffalo[22], Long Island(part), Newark, New York City[18], Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse(part), Utica (part), Westchester
North Carolina Asheville, Atlantic Beach, Burlington, Cape Carteret, Cary, Charlotte, Durham, Emerald Isle, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Greensboro, Greenville, Goldsboro, Hickory, High Point, Indian Beach, Jacksonville, Kernersville, Kitty Hawk, Morehead City, Raleigh, Roxboro, Swansboro, Wilmington[44], Winston-Salem, Chapel Hill
North Dakota Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot
Ohio Akron, Cleveland[16], Cincinnati[22][38], Columbus[45], Dayton, Springfield, Toledo, Marietta, Mansfield
Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Bartlesville, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Fort Gibson, Sand Springs, Ada,Guymon, Enid(part), Norman
Oregon Corvallis, Eugene, Portland[18], Salem, McMinnville, Medford, Vale[36]
Pennsylvania Allentown, Bethlehem, Erie, Philadelphia[18], Pittsburgh[18], Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
Rhode Island Providence[39], Warwick
South Carolina Charleston, Columbia[15], Florence, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, North Augusta[33], Orangeburg, Bluffton, Hilton Head, Spartanburg
South Dakota Aberdeen, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls (part)
Tennessee Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cookeville, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville[16], Morristown, Tri-Cities
Texas Abilene, Amarillo, Austin[16], Beaumont, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas[30], Dawson, El Paso, Fort Worth[39], Fort Stockton, Galveston, Houston[20], Kerrville, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Sabine Pass, San Angelo, San Antonio[17], Seguin, Sherman, Texarkana, Tyler, Uvalde, Victoria, Waco, Wichita Falls
Utah Cedar City, Ogden, Provo, Saint George, Salt Lake City[17]
Vermont Barre, Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Lyndonville, Middlebury, Montpelier, Newport, Rutland, South Hero, Springfield, St Albans, St Johnsbury, Waterbury, Winooski, Vergennes
Virginia Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Northern Virginia, Richmond[16], Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg
Washington Vancouver, Bremerton, Mount St. Helens, Seattle, Spokane[16], Tacoma, Issaquah, Preston, Yakima, Everett, Olympia(part), Lacey, Aberdeen, Eatonville, Raymond, Elma, Rochester, Montesano, Port Angeles,Sequim, Sumas and more
West Virginia Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Wheeling
Wisconsin Appleton, Ashland, Beloit, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison[16], Milwaukee, Oregon, Oshkosh, Superior, Wausau
Wyoming Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Jackson, Riverton, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park[24]

Canada

Province/Territory Major cities/areas
Alberta Calgary, Banff National Park, Banff townsite, Canmore, Cochrane, Okotoks, Edmonton[14], Lake Louise, Jasper National Park, Jasper townsite, Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, Camrose, Lloydminster (Alberta)
British Columbia Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler, Surrey, White Rock, District and City of Langley, New Westminster, Burnaby, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Delta, Richmond, City and District North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Mission, Greater Victoria[14], Nanaimo[14], Campbell River, Courtenay, Port Alberni, Duncan, Gabriola Island, Prince George, Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Cranbrook, Prince Rupert, Fort St. John
Manitoba Winnipeg[14], Brandon, Thompson, Dauphin, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach
New Brunswick Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Miramichi, Campbellton, Bathurst
Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's[14], Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South, Torbay, Corner Brook, Gander. Grand Falls-Windsor, Clarenville
Northwest Territories Yellowknife, Inuvik
Nova Scotia Halifax Regional Municipality, Sydney, New Glasgow, Truro, Antigonish
Ontario Toronto, Ottawa, Township of Russell, Hamilton, Dundas, Kitchener, Waterloo, Mississauga, Oakville, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Brampton, Burlington, Brantford, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, London[14], Greater Sudbury[14], Windsor, Sarnia, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Barrie, Aurora, Newmarket, Guelph, Cambridge, Peterborough
Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Summerside
Quebec Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Longueuil, Laval, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Lambert, Terrebonne, Sainte-Thérèse, Rosemère, Saint-Eustache, Boisbriand, Blainville, Lorraine, Repentigny, Varennes, La Prairie, Charlemagne, Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Catherine, Delson, Saint-Constant, Île Perrot area, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Pointe-Calumet, Sherbrooke[14], Trois-Rivières, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Drummondville
Saskatchewan Saskatoon[14], Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Swift Current, Estevan, Yorkton, Lloydminster (Saskatchewan)
Yukon Whitehorse

Mexico

State Major cities/areas
Baja California Tijuana
Coahuila Saltillo, Monclova
Distrito Federal Distrito Federal (All Metropolitan Area and vicinity)
Guanajuato Leon, Silao
Hidalgo Pachuca
Jalisco Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta
Mexico Toluca
Morelos Cuernavaca
Nayarit Tepic
Nuevo León Monterrey
Puebla Puebla de Zaragoza
Quintana Roo Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel (Riviera Maya), Tulum
Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Ciudad Victoria
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala
Yucatan Merida
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Oceania

Australia

State/Territory Major cities/areas
Australian Capital Territory Canberra
New South Wales Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong, Maitland‎, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Tamworth, Port Macquarie, Queanbeyan, Dubbo, Lismore, Coffs Harbour, Goulburn, Armidale, Broken Hill, Ballina, Griffith, Byron Bay
Northern Territory Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine, Tennant Creek
Queensland Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mount Isa
South Australia Adelaide[46], Mount Gambier, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Ceduna
Tasmania Hobart[46], Launceston, Burnie
Victoria Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, Geelong, Warrnambool, Horsham, Sale
Western Australia Perth[46], Bunbury, Mandurah, Geraldton, Albany, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Port Hedland, Esperance, Broome, Kununurra

New Zealand

Region Major cities/areas
Auckland Auckland, Waitakere, Manukau
Bay of Plenty Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Ngongotaha, Maketu
Canterbury Christchurch, Timaru, Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs
Gisborne Gisborne
Hawke's Bay Napier, Hastings
Northland Whangarei, Kawakawa, Kohukohu
Manawatu-Wanganui Palmerston North, Ashhurst, Levin, Taumarunui, Marton
Marlborough Blenheim
Nelson Nelson
Otago Dunedin, Queenstown, Balclutha, Wanaka
Southland Invercargill, Gore
Taranaki New Plymouth, Hawera, Stratford, Eltham, Opunake, Inglewood
Tasman Richmond, Motueka, Takaka
Waikato Hamilton, Taupo, Ngaruawahia, Te Awamutu, Putaruru, Ngatea
Wellington Wellington, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Paraparaumu, Wairarapa
West Coast Westport

Future

Google has stated that its ultimate goal is to provide street views of the entire world, although the company has not disclosed in advance the exact dates when any particular locations will be added.[47] A list of the places Google Street View vehicles are currently driving is available.[48]

Continent Countries & Regions
Africa  South Africa[49]
Asia  South Korea[50][51]
Europe  Austria[52][53],  Belgium[54][55],  Germany[56][57][58][59],  Greece [60][61][62],
 Hungary[63][64],  Ireland[65][66],  Luxembourg [67],  Poland[68][69],  Romania [70][71][72]
South America  Argentina[73],  Brazil[74][75][76],  Chile[77]

Cameras

Google has used three types of car-mounted cameras in the past to take Street View photographs. Generations 1-3 were used to take photographs in the United States. The first generation was quickly superseded and images were replaced with images taken with 2nd and 3rd generation cameras. Second generation cameras were used to take photographs in Australia. The shadows caused by the 1st, 2nd and 4th generation cameras are occasionally viewable in images taken in mornings and evenings. The new 4th generation cameras will be used to completely replace all images taken with earlier generation cameras. 4th generation cameras take near-HD images and deliver much better quality than earlier cameras.

In October 2009, Google introduced the Street View Trike, a pedal tricycle with a 4th generation camera mounted to take images where cars cannot reach. All streetview images taken now will be taken with the 4th Generation streetview cameras.

In February 2010, Google introduced the Street View Snowmobile, a snowmobile with a 4th generation camera mounted to take images on the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Slopes in preparation for the winter olympics in Vancouver, Canada [78].

From left to right. 1st, 2nd, and 4th Generation Streetview cameras.

Camera quality comparison

Comparison of streetview cameras. The first image was taken with either the first, second or third generation street view camera, whilst the second image was taken with the fourth generation street view camera. As you can see, the fourth generation street view camera provides clear, sharp and vivid images. In Europe, all images were taken with the fourth generation street view camera. All older images where street view was first made available, such as America and Japan, will be phased out and replaced with newer imagery taken with the fourth generation street view cameras.

Privacy issues

Privacy advocates have objected to this Google feature, pointing to views found to show men leaving strip clubs, protesters at an abortion clinic, sunbathers in bikinis, and people engaging in activities visible from public property in which they do not wish to be seen publicly.[79] Google maintains that the photos were taken from public property. The service also allows users to flag inappropriate or sensitive imagery for Google to review and remove.[80]

In 2010, Google announced that it might cancel Google Street View service in the European Union due to unmanageable requests of the European Commission.[81]

Competing products

Other companies or institutions have already begun taking their own 360 degree pictures of cities. Microsoft's Bing Maps introduced Streetside in December, 2009. Smaller competitors include Yandex, in Russia (for the moment, only in Moscow,Saint Petersburg and Kiev[82]). A Romanian company, NORC is also taking pictures of Romania and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe.[83] Two Argentine versions also exist, one is called Mapplo[84] which is the first street view in Latin America.[85] Fotocalle, another Argentine project is the first street view in the world that provides HD pictures.[86] A company in China has also introduced Street View for Beijing and other cities [87].

A company in Greece has also introduced a similar system Kapou

There are also street views of some cities in the United States and the south of Thailand provided by MapJack.[88]

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ car in Zuienkerke, a rural village in Belgium
  2. ^ googlemaps trike on FlickrGoogle Street View snowmobile on Google Lat Long blog
  3. ^ A couple of thoughts on Street View « Rotacoo
  4. ^ Google's LatLong Blog
  5. ^ CNet article "Google begins blurring faces in Street View"
  6. ^ PC World article "Google Street View Gets Smart Navigation"
  7. ^ "Google Street View Goes 3D"
  8. ^ Google Maps Street View, now there is 3D option?
  9. ^ Melahn, Laura. "Official Google Blog: Fifty states of Street View". Googleblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  10. ^ México ya es accesible, calle por calle, en Internet
  11. ^ Google Maps Street View Germany
  12. ^ (German:) Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnetz.ch (August 18, 2009): Google Street View in der Schweiz gestartet
  13. ^ Japan and Google Street View, special coverage page at Global Voices Online.
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  23. ^ http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1340190/dothomes_goes_live_with_googles_street_view/index.html
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  29. ^ a b c d e f g Jonathan Bennett. "Watch Google Maps; Watch the First Coast". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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