Want to walk around the neighbourhood without leaving your home ? Well, thanks to the genius minds at Google, we can now do that for almost the entire city of Kitchener Waterloo (so far I’ve found at least 1 street that’s not indexed). Google Maps introduces Street View for Kitchener Waterloo. More at The Record:
Thousands of residents in Kitchener and Waterloo likely shared his wonder at the otherwise mundane as word of the new service spread Wednesday.
Nine other cities across Canada also came on board, allowing users to navigate their way through 360-degree views seamlessly stitched together to simulate walking tours.
Cars equipped with special cameras took the images of Kitchener and Waterloo while being driven up and down local streets this spring — creating a huge snapshot, rather than a changing, live look at the cities.
Google blurred licence plates and the faces of people captured in the photos to address privacy concerns.
It will also consider requests to remove images where there are specific concerns.
An enhancement of the existing Google Maps feature, it is billed as a tool to help travellers get around, arrange meeting spots or explore new areas.
I’m going to be taking a virtual tour around an area before I invest in it, or before we drive out to a site with real estate investors. How will you use this new tool ?
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