Improving Google Maps Is Everyone’s Responsibility Now, Not Just Google’s
5 Dec 2020, 07:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google starts allowing users to contribute to the Street View app with their own imagery, even without the need for special 360-degree cameras
Google Maps Showing a Prisoner Walking Near a Jail, and the Internet Is Confused
28 Nov 2020, 14:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car, which the search giant uses to capture street-level imagery for its web service, shows a prisoner calmly talking a walk close to a prison
Google Maps Showing a Woman Giving Birth on the Street? Not Really
27 Nov 2020, 05:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Alleged Street View images captured by a Google Maps car show a woman giving birth to a baby on the sidewalk; Google says it’s fake
Google Has Found a Brilliant Way to Let Users Improve Google Maps
10 Nov 2020, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently updated a Driving Mode to the Street View app, essentially making it possible for users to contribute to Google Maps with their phones
Truck Driver Turned Internet Celebrity After Huge Spill Is Caught on Google Maps
6 Nov 2020, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A truck driver somehow managed to cause a massive spill on a road in Argentina, just in front of the Google Maps car taking street-level imagery
Google Blocks Google Maps Users From “Visiting” Sacred Australian Site
23 Sep 2020, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Parks Australia has officially requested Google to remove Google Maps images of the Uluru climb, thus blocking digital visitors on the site
The Latest Google Maps Update Comes with an Unpleasant Surprise for Some Users
8 Aug 2020, 08:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A number of iOS users claim that the option to drop a pin on the map and access Street View imagery is no longer available after latest update
The Latest Google Maps Update Makes Street View a Lot More Useful
25 Jun 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has added pins on Google Maps Street View, making exploring a certain location a lot easier if you’re looking for a specific POI
Music Video Created with Google Maps Street View Images Is Surprisingly Cool
16 May 2020, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Someone has created a music video using nothing more than images from Google Maps Street View and Google Earth Studio data
Spectacular Google Maps Images Show Firefighters Battling a Fire After Car Crash
3 Mar 2020, 19:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Aerial photos published on Google Maps show fire crews putting out a blaze after what appears to be a simulated crash between a bus and a car
You’ll Have So Many Questions After Watching These Weird Images on Google Maps
1 Mar 2020, 11:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car captures images that are pretty hard to explain, including someone laying on a hood and wearing pants in a way that should be illegal
Six-Wheeled Range Rover on Google Street View Looks Like Photoshop Gone Wild
21 Feb 2020, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Glitches are very common on Google Street View, but this six-wheeled Range Rover Sport look like an artist’s creation in Adobe Photoshop
This Truck Accidentally Found the Easiest Way to Become a Google Maps Celebrity
17 Feb 2020, 18:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car used to take Street View photos captured a truck rollover crash near Ann Arbor; the images are dated June 2019
Brutal Crash Between Motorcycle and Pickup Truck Caught on Google Maps
12 Feb 2020, 19:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car used to take new street-level imagery for Street View recorded a violent crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck
Google Reveals Maps Numbers: 10 Million Miles of Street View Imagery
16 Dec 2019, 22:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Google goes public with figures showing the extent to which its services have mapped the world: 98% of the world is now accessible online
Google Street View Car Sees the Dark (Red) Side of Spanish Traditions
27 Aug 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You'd think that Spanish traditions that don't involve bulls are pretty safe, and you'd be right. Unless you're a Google Street View car, that is
Uber Wants to Improve Its Service's Safety with a Google Street View-Like Feature
23 Feb 2015, 14:26 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After a rape scandal brought a negative image to Uber's taxi app last year, in India, Uber is now announcing a new safety service
Google Gets $2,250 Fine for Showing Woman’s Cleavage on Street View
3 Nov 2014, 18:36 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Google’s Street View program is offering any person out there the chance to virtually visit places most of us will probably never get to, such as the Pyramids in Egypt, one of the world’...
Google Street View Car Hits and Runs in Indonesia
19 Sep 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Google has such a clean image that you'd imagine all its employees are vegan, drive at least a Prius and recycle all their garbage. But of course every tree has a rotten apple, and Google'...
Google Admits it’s Street View Cars Violated People’s Privacy
14 Mar 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Google’s Street View cars are collecting “a bit” more information from the streets than pictures. A long private investigation involving the Street View cars revealed that betwe...