I got a kick out of this insight into Google’s wearable (and borrowable!) Street View capture devices:
In this episode we’re learning how Google Street View gets off the streets and into some of the crazier places it goes – like the Grand Canyon, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Amazon Jungle.
If you’d like to apply to borrow the Trekker (aka the Google Street View backpack) to map a place you care about, g.co/trekker.
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Following links from this video – I quite fancy giving spheres a go.
https://www.google.com/maps/views/u/0/home?gl=gb&tab=1
I see there’s an approval process but it’s changing mid August as Views becomes part of maps – will wait until then.