Google Street View: interesting facts and ideas for inspiration – Virtual tour tips and tools from the pros

Hello there! Today we want to share with you our inspiration fromÂ Google Street View and work their team has been doing. Take a little break from your work and get some interesting information thatÂ canÂ help you to catch fresh motivation and creativity wave.Â

What isÂ Google Street View?

Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. It was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States, and has since expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide. Streets with Street View imagery available are shown as blue lines on Google Maps.
Today Google Street View includes:

7 continents
65+ countries
7 million+ miles traveled

How does all this work?

Google Street View displays panoramas ofÂ stitchedÂ images. Most photography is done by car, but some of itÂ is done by trekker,Â tricycle, walking, boat, snowmobile, and underwater equipment.

You can watch a short presentation about all this exiting processÂ and googleâ€™s fleetÂ on a special webpage.

There are two types of Street View content. The first is Googleâ€“owned content. They automatically blur faces and license plates in their imagery. The second is content from Google users. When others contribute to Street View, their content is accompanied by a clickable/tapable account name, and in some cases, a profile photo.

How to explore?

With Google Street View you can explore world landmarks, discover natural wonders, and step inside locations such as museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses.Â

Track the Loch Ness monster, scale the famed rock wall El Capitan in Yosemite, and hike Mt. Fuji in this gallery of Googleâ€™s best contributions.
Also you can use special Google Street View application for Android or iPhoneÂ andÂ explore content from others, and create your own.

To be in touch and get all the news from Google Maps and Google Street View you can also follow the official blogÂ and Facebook page.
Hope you enjoyÂ exploring all these amazing things about Google Street View and watching several unbelievable places just sitting in your room. And please don’t forget that any tour can be even more awesome with Tourdash. 🙂