Google added pictures of 300 cities of Russia to Street View

The Google Street View project was launched on May 25, 2007, when there were only five US cities in it. Gradually, other cities of the United States and the world, including Russia, began to be added. In early February, a major service update was released and another 300 cities in Russia were added to it. To date, the street view function is available in 500 cities of Russia.

According to the company, a large-scale update has affected even the most remote corners of our country. To get to some of them, Google cars had to be transported on special platforms on a tracked basis. Cars were shipped on airplanes, and sometimes even had to use the help of local residents.

“In 2013, 23 Google cars drove across Russia 298 thousand kilometers and filmed the territory where almost 60% of the country's population lives. Now the street viewing service is available in more than 500 cities. Significant updates have touched the eastern part of Russia. We have mapped the largest Russian island - Sakhalin, Russian Island and the famous Russian Bridge connecting it with Vladivostok, which is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. In addition, we added new images of Lake Baikal, ”Google informs.
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In addition to the streets of cities in different countries of the world, Google locates in the Street View panoramas of natural attractions - among them the Swiss Alps, the Amazon and Antarctic rivers. The Street View also published underwater panoramic shots of the Great Barrier Reef, the highest mountains - Everest, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus and Aconcagua.

Interesting Facts:

• On November 21, 2008, Street View was included in the maps for the Apple iPhone, but since IOS 6, the company has abandoned these maps. But until now, the quality of maps from Google surpasses the analog from apple.
• Since November 2012, Google has begun to attract users with gadgets on Android 4.2 for shooting panoramic images. In the service they are displayed with a blue icon.