Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle
10 years ago

Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it’s like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle. The maps’ “Street View” option mostly provides panoramic views of cities and neighborhoods photographed by car-mounted cameras, but Google also has found creative ways to depict exotic locations where there are no roads. Google is renowned for going out on a technological limb, but even this project made the company nervous at first, said Karin Tuxen-Bettman, who oversees Google’s Street View partnerships. Google’s Street View feature has raised privacy concerns through the years because its photographs have occasionally captured images of unsuspecting bystanders engaged in embarrassing activities or near places where they didn’t want to be seen. Cars carrying Street View cameras also secretly vacuumed up emails and other personal information transmitted over unsecure Wi-Fi networks from 2007 to 2010, sparking outrage and legal action around the world.

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Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
5 months ago

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app

LA Times  

Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic. With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a media event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday. Miriam Daniel, …

Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update
2 years, 5 months ago

Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update

The Hindu  

Google last week shared that it will be bringing four new features to Google maps. These updates, according to the company’s blog, will include features like the addition of aerial views of 250 plus landmarks across the work, improvements to live view and nearby search and addition of eco-friendly routing for delivery and ride sharing companies. The immersive view will …

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India
2 years, 8 months ago

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India

The Hindu  

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of its popular ‘Street View’ feature in India – after failing to bring the experience to India at least twice in the past decade following security concerns raised by government agencies over collection of data. The India launch marks the first time in the world that Street View, which allows users to view panoramic …

Google Maps Street View car swept away in US floods
6 years, 5 months ago

Google Maps Street View car swept away in US floods

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A car used to map roads for Google Street View has been swept …

Google Street View arrives in Kenya's Samburu National Park
9 years, 6 months ago

Google Street View arrives in Kenya's Samburu National Park

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yesterday the internet giant launched Street View in Kenya’s …

Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle
10 years ago

Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle

Firstpost  

For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it’s like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle. The maps’ “Street View” option mostly provides panoramic views of cities and neighborhoods photographed by car-mounted cameras, but Google also has found creative ways to depict exotic locations where there are no roads. Google is renowned for going out on …

Google, Apple face scrutiny over spy planes for 3D maps
12 years, 9 months ago

Google, Apple face scrutiny over spy planes for 3D maps

Firstpost  

Google Inc and Apple Inc are attracting renewed scrutiny of their practices due to privacy concerns - this time for flying “military-grade spy planes” over major US cities as they race to shore up their rival 3D mapping services. San Fransisco: Google Inc and Apple Inc are attracting renewed scrutiny of their practices due to privacy concerns - this time …

Beware! Google's eye in sky may catch you pants down
12 years, 9 months ago

Beware! Google's eye in sky may catch you pants down

Firstpost  

Google expects by the end of the year to have 3D coverage of towns and cities with a combined population of 300 million. Google says it has already sent planes over cities while Apple has acquired a firm using spy-in-the-sky technology that has been already tested on at least 20 locations, including London. Google will use its spy planes to …

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker
12 years, 9 months ago

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker

Firstpost  

Google Maps have been helping the lost find their way all over the globe. In a bid to take their Street View mapping to the next level, Google is testing out an all new system for implementation - Street View Trekker. Google aims at capturing images of spaces, like the Grand Canyon to add more to the user’s experience while …

Google To Deliver The Amazon Jungle In 3-D
13 years, 5 months ago

Google To Deliver The Amazon Jungle In 3-D

NPR  

Google To Deliver The Amazon Jungle In 3-D toggle caption Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images Google has long offered anyone with an Internet connection a street-level view of cities and landmarks around the world, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Roman Coliseum. "One thing we always want people to know is that Amazon is not only about trees and biodiversity," says …

Google's Mapping Tools Spawn New Breed of Art Projects
13 years, 7 months ago

Google's Mapping Tools Spawn New Breed of Art Projects

Wired  

michael-wolf A Series of Unfortunate Events The Google Street View car is like the ultimate street photographer, a robo Cartier-Bresson methodically scouring the streets and documenting what it sees. Michael Wolf, for example, uses a camera to photograph scenes from Google Street View open on his computer's browser. Read on for a collection of the most interesting projects with statements …

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