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Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
On September 1, 2009, Google announced that it started collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View. [9] Google is currently driving around South Africa in Toyota Priuses, taking photographs of locations in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London.
Google Car in Jerusalem. Google Street View started in Israel in April 2012. Israel was the first country in the Middle East to see non-museum Street View.First, on April 3, the interior of the Israel Museum was introduced.
Taken on June 5, 2009, a Google Maps Camera Car (Chevrolet Cobalt) in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario. In Canada, Google Street View is available on streets, roads, and highways in most parts of the country, with coverage in all provinces and territories.
On September 3, 2011, Google started to collaborate with Tourism Malaysia to record Malaysian locations to be featured on its Google Map Street View. [6] On January 24, 2012, Google Street View was launched in South Korea starting with imagery from the country's capital, Seoul, as well as South Korea's second largest city, Busan. [7]
Google Business Photos (now called "Indoor Street View") is a virtual tour service started by Google.It uses the same photography technique used in Google Street View in order to offer 360˚ interactive panoramas inside businesses. [1]
Google's Street View program in Argentina began with the filming of streets and roads in October 2013. On September 25, 2014, most of the country's cities were made available online, including Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario and Mendoza.
In Argentina, Street View cars started taking pictures four years later than originally planned.Initially, Google planned to start collecting images on the same day as in Brazil but they didn't get government permits.