Google Street View service secrets

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We all know the Google Street View that is used by Google Maps and Earth so that we can have panoramic views of some regions of the world, in other words, let's see literally 360º the desired location at any given time, in this case at the moment the picture was taken. I must say that I am a regular user of these Google services mainly when I want to book my trips and I want to see the neighborhood where I will stay. On one of my last trips I remember seeing that there was a pastry shop at the end of the hotel street and when I got it, there was her, just like the picture. Five stars, in this Google is very ahead of the competition.

But how does Google make these images? How do you get those thousands of photographs? Curious, we went after this information and here is a summary of the main means used by Google to share with you.

In the beginning Google started some cars equipped with computers, cameras, lasers and a GPS device. Then they moved into a fleet of cars and were in almost every region of the world. Improved cameras and nowadays has 15 lenses with ability to take photos in 360 degrees.

It seems that what was a project began to succeed and Google launched other means to reach places where cars could not reach. Then launched Tricycles that could reach other more interesting and fun points like parks, tracks, sports stadiums and more.

But there were places that the tricycles did not arrive because of the weather and terrain, like the cold and the snow. Then google installed Street View equipment on Snowmobiles. The adventure began at a famous ski resort in Canada.


After exploring much of the world with cars, vans, tricycles and snowmobiles, there were still places that Google could not reach. Stubborn as it is, in a good way, Google has created the Trekker, which is a backpack and has a camera system at the top. The backpack weighs 18kg, has 1,21m in height, works with an Android smartphone and the cameras at the top.

Next, in addition to the outside, Google wanted to enter inside the buildings. Then began a new phase in which decided to take all the museums of the world to the screen of our computer. He then created a trolley he called a Trolley with all Street View technology.

The Street View service was released in May of 2007 and 5 years later see well to where we already arrived and what Google has already created and has as database of images of the world. Now the question is: Where will Street View not yet arrive / arrive and what means is still missing?

[Via]: Google Maps

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