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HBD to us! Let’s celebrate with Street View adventures

Street View is turning 15, and the birthday nostalgia is hitting us hard.

HBD to us! Let’s celebrate with Street View adventures

In 2007, we published our first Street View images of San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver. Since then. Street View cars equipped with cameras have captured and shared more than 220 billion Street View images. And mapped 10 million miles the equivalent of circling the globe more than 400 times!. We’ve also captured Street View imagery inside cultural landmarks, high up in space and deep under the ocean.

HBD to us! Let’s celebrate with Street View adventures

To celebrate Street View’s 15th birthday, we’re sharing 15 amazing Street View collections including three places the world’s been loving lately. Four new collections (consider this our party favor to you), and Street View images that make us feel some kind of way. So raise your glasses er, cursors. And let’s cheers to exploring the world together. Where you’ve been exploring and new places to go.

With so many places and landmarks at your fingertips, three spots in particular piqued your interest over the past year. Here are the three most popular places to explore on Street View: head up to the 154th floor of the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, which was named the world’s tallest building; the iconic Eiffel Tower in France,

complete with dazzling views of Paris from the top; and our special collection of imagery from the Taj Mahal in India.

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HBD to us! Let’s celebrate with Street View adventures

And for your next Street View excursions, we’ve started rolling out four new collections that we think will become all-time favorites.

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The Pyramids of Meroë in Sudan: Thanks to new panoramic imagery. Explore the ancient pyramids that are home to tombs of the kings and queens of the Kushite Kingdom.

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The Duomo in Milan:

The Duomo is the largest cathedral in Italy and the third-largest cathedral in Europe.

Not to mention, it boasts one of the best views of Milan. We’ve been working with Google Arts & Culture. And the Duomo of Milan since 2019 to bring imagery from inside the Duomo to Street View so that everyone can get a behind-the-scenes look at this architectural and cultural gem and it’s now live!

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HBD to us

Les Invalides in Paris: Before the Eiffel Tower. Les Invalides’ golden dome was the highest point in Paris. New images of the historic Hôtel des Invalides buildings let you explore its museums and monuments. Learn more about French military history via a virtual tour.

Sydney Ferries in Australia: The iconic Sydney Ferries will soon be digitally preserved as a result of our work with Transport for New South Wales and Transdev. Later this year, we’ll bring this collection onto Street View so that people around the world can take a virtual tour of Sydney Ferries. And get a glimpse of the journey along Sydney’s stunning harbor.

8 Street View images we love

With endless places to explore. It’s difficult to pick favorites really. You should have seen the list we narrowed this down from but we gave it our best shot. Here are eight Street View images we love.

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HBD to us

Does the thought of visiting an active volcano scare you?. Us too! A New Zealand-based Googler took a trekker into the active Ambrym Volcano Marum Crater in Vanuatu so you don’t have to.

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Monemvasia is a Greek town that’s name is derived from two Greek words meaning “single entry.” Fittingly, there is only one way into this rock fortress. Explore the town on Street View without the headache of getting there.

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HBD to us

The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland is a UNESCO site with a chamber where all decorative elements are made of salt.

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HBD to us

Calling all scary movie buffs! Can you guess which 1998 horror film this active volcano in Japan served as a backdrop for?. (Hint: the title rhymes with “The Wing.”)

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Does Petra, Jordan look familiar?

How about here?.

The filming location has made cameos in a number of movies, including “Aladdin,”. “The Mummy Returns,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

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HBD to us

Thanks to a collaboration with NASA, Street Viewers can get a taste of what it’s like to be an astronaut. Ditch the gravity and float through the International Space Station.

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HBD to us

Dive into the Pacific Ocean. And swim with sea lions off the shore of the Galapagos Islands.

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And if there’s one Street View image that lives in our heads rent free… . It’s this horse eating a banana on the side of the road in Canada.

HBD to us! Let’s celebrate with Street View adventures

We’re proud of the work we’ve done to capture so much of the world’s wonder, history and quirkiness in Street View. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a shout out to all of the Maps users around the world who have captured and shared their own Street View imagery. To help make exploring the world together even easier. We’re launching Street View Studio a new platform with all the tools you need to publish 360 image sequences quickly and in bulk. Check out more ways we’re advancing Street View so we can explore together for another 15 years.

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Since then.

Street View cars equipped with cameras have captured and shared more than 220 billion Street View images.

And mapped 10 million miles the equivalent of circling the globe more than 400 times!. We’ve also captured Street View imagery inside cultural landmarks, high up in space and deep under the ocean. So raise your glasses er, cursors. With so many places and landmarks at your fingertips, three spots in particular piqued your interest over the past year. With so many places and landmarks at your fingertips, three spots in particular piqued your interest over the past year.

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Since then. Street View cars equipped with cameras have captured and shared more than 220 billion Street View images. And mapped 10 million miles the equivalent of circling the globe more than 400 times!. We’ve also captured Street View imagery inside cultural landmarks, high up in space and deep under the ocean. So raise your glasses er, cursors. With so many places and landmarks at your fingertips, three spots in particular piqued your interest over the past year. Not to mention, it boasts one of the best views of Milan.

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Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS collars that transmit data

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Move over, Fido collars aren’t just for dogs. In the first project of its kind in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve.

WWF along with the Kenyan Wildlife Service and Narok County Council is now collaring elephants. Unlike your pooch’s neckwear, these sophisticated collars contain advanced.: GPS satellite tracking devices that allow scientists to monitor.

In real time, when and where individual animals are moving across the landscape.

) Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS collars that transmit data

That information is used to chart their vast habitat. Which not only helps researchers identify. And manage essential wildlife corridors, but also informs landscape-level conservation efforts and land-use policies especially when development pressure is high in areas that are critical for elephants. And though the collaring process is both labor-intensive and expensive, the effort is worth the payoff:. By revealing whether an elephant is active, stationary, or injured, the collars enable rangers to respond more quickly. And effectively to poaching incidents and human-elephant conflicts.

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Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS

) Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS collars that transmit data

During a weeklong exercise. A team of WWF researchers and experts set out to collar elephants in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Since 2015. Eight elephants have been fitted with the devices. Which track their movements as they travel in and out of the protected area. But collaring an African elephant that can weigh up to seven tons is no easy task. The process requires a lot of time and planning. And no short supply of patience.

Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS
Save the Elephants Crisis Fund GPS

The experts drive to the western side of the Maasai Mara from Keekorok to the edge of Oloololo escarpment, where an eligible herd of elephants was previously identified.

During a weeklong exercise, a team of WWF researchers and experts set out to collar elephants in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Since 2015, eight elephants have been fitted with the devices, which track their movements as they travel in and out of the protected area. But collaring an African elephant that can weigh up to seven tons is no easy task. The process requires a lot of time and planning and no short supply of patience.

The experts drive to the western side of the Maasai Mara from Keekorok to the edge of Oloololo escarpment, where an eligible herd of elephants was previously identified.

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Unlike your pooch’s neckwear, these sophisticated collars contain advanced.: GPS satellite tracking devices that allow scientists to monitor.

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South Africa is an explorer’s paradise

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South Africa is an explorer’s paradise

Nelson Mandela once described South Africa as the most beautiful place on earth, with its breathtaking sceneryWildlife safarisActive adventuresVibrant culture and friendly people. I’m thrilled to announce that. Starting today. You can explore what makes the country so spectacular through our new online exhibition South Africa: an explorer’s paradise. Through over 500 high-resolution photographs. And videos20 expertly-curated stories and 60 Street Views. You can join a safari to meet lions and elephants. Or feel the rhythm of the cities. And visit ancient geological sites. Step inside the oldest caves in the world and zoom into vast savannas. Lush forests and sparkling oceans. 

Here are four places to start:

A lioness photographed on a night drive at the Kruger National Park. From the collection of South African Tourism.

Aerial view of Hole in the Wall in the Eastern Cape, from the collection of South African Tourism.

1. Meet the Big Five in the South African bush  

South Africa is famous for its awe-inspiring safaris. Which allow visitors to experience the raw wonder of nature. Part of what makes the experience so special is the opportunity to see the Big Five: lions. Leopards. Buffalos. Rhinos and elephants. Get to know these remarkable animals through exhibitions like Superstars of the South African Bush. Or explore breathtaking views of the South African bushveld in Game Drives: A South African Experience.

White River Rafting in Free State, D)South Africa. From the collection of South African Tourism.

2. Explore the country’s hidden gems

Do you know the myth of Hole in the Wall, about a young woman who falls in love with a sea deity?. Or that Table Mountain is home to species that can’t be found anywhere else on earth, like the Table Mountain Ghost Frog?. Get to know some of our country’s best kept secrets.

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South Africa is an explorer

View of the Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga, from the collection of the South African Tourism Board

South Africa is an explorers paradise

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3. Take a virtual active adventure

South Africa is an explorers paradise

If you’re the outdoorsy sort. E)South Africa has a lot to offer. From multi-day hikes and panoramic mountain views to rock climbing and rafting down roaring waters. Be sure to Head over to the Place of Great Noise where the raging waters of the Augrabies Falls  meet the Orange River. South Africa’s longest river.

4. Travel to 60 locations with Google Street View

South Africa is an explorers paradise

Use Street View to explore South Africa’s most breathtakingly beautiful sites: Visit Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain; experience the rocky plains of the Cederberg, where you can view the five-meter-high Maltese Cross; or amble through the lush Big Forest Tree Walk, taking in the ancient foliage around you.

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For us at South African Tourism, today marks the start of formalizing a relationship and partnership with Google that will play a crucial part in the sector’s recovery. We know that digitally-led is the norm and through our partnership we hope to equip the sector with the necessary skills to thrive and adapt in a digital environment.

South Africa is an explorers paradise

Curious to see more? Check out g.co/sharesouthafrica or download the Google Arts & Culture app

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