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Did you know that Google Street View has been around for 15 years?No, we didn’t think it had been that long either. A decade and a half snooping around his old home, checking what parking restrictions are outdoors at a downtown restaurant, and laughing at other people trapped in the Street View car that sees it all.
To celebrate, Google has unveiled the main points of its newest Street View camera. It’s no longer a full car, but the set weighs less than 7kg/15lbs and, usefully, Google says it’s been reduced to “about the length of a domestic vehicle”. cat. ” What is smart to know.
It’s pretty impressive to contemplate that the camera has the same power, symbol resolution, and processing functions as the Street View car we all know, love, and point out. The benefits here are that the camera is much more portable than before and can therefore let yourself be taken to remote islands, Google says, to the most sensitive of mountains, or to take a walk around your local square.
In addition to being transported, it’s designed to be compatible with any vehicle with a roof rack, so in theory, almost any car can be a Street View car, helping Google partners use it anywhere they want.
It’s modular too. Ethan Russell, product manager at Google Maps, said: “Previously, we had to create a completely new camera formula that we were looking for to collect other types of photographs. But now we can upload parts like lidar (laser scanners) to this modular camera to collect photographs with even more useful details, such as marks on the ground or potholes. We can load those features when we want them and remove them when we don’t want them. “
Google says we’re going to start seeing the new camera, finished in some fun colors animated by the company logo, of course, in 2023.
Given that Street View turned 15, it is now imaginable to see how a specific position has been repositioned over the past decade.
To make virtual time easier, Google has added a “view more dates” option to Street View photos viewed on iOS and Android devices. This way, you can see how a real estate property has evolved over time or how it has replaced the surrounding landscape since 2007.
“Street View is about capturing the global as it changes, and it’s also a difficult way to go back to the past,” Russell says, adding, “Review each of the photographs to see a virtual time capsule that shows how a position has changed. . “
Alistair is a freelance journalist who specializes in automotive and technology. He has signatures on big-name sites such as the BBC, Forbes, TechRadar and, most productive of all, T3, where he covers topics ranging from vintage cars and men’s lifestyle, to wise house technology. , phones, electric cars, range, Swiss watches and much more. He is an experienced journalist who writes news, reports, interviews and product reviews. If that hasn’t kept you busy enough, you’re also co-hosting the Auto Chat Podcast.