Google's Street View|Google Earth|Google map street view|Google Street View
64Google has launched the UK version of its Street View service, which allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets. Google Street view imagery has been released for more parts of Europe, in particular for U.K and Netherlands. Unlike U.S and other countries that have street view, not all the areas are covered, but majority of the cities have some coverage.
Google Blogoscoped had a list of cities covered as Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Liverpool, Norwich, Oxford, etc. in England and Belfast in Northern Ireland, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow in Scotland and Cardiff & Swansea in Wales.
Google's Street view car
A nice gallery of images for the virtual tourist is available in Google Maps Mania. If you happen to spot a black car with the Google logo cruising past you this week, give a wave. This car has finally arrived on the shores of Irish land, used to capture beautiful images for Google Maps' Street View.
Street View is a free online service from Google Earth, so while the company does not directly make money from rolling this out to Irish cities it does benefit indirectly. Street View is also being used for recreational purposes. Potential tourists can play a more interactive role, finding out how to get to the train station or seeing where their hotel is located.
Google Street view image of St. Mary's Stadium
PrintShare it! — Rate it: up down flag this hub
