Google Street View coverage
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The following is a timeline for Google Street View, a technology implemented in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides ground-level interactive panoramas of cities. The service was first introduced in the United States on May 25, 2007, and initially covered only five cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, and New York City. By the end of 2008, Street View had full coverage available for all of the major and minor cities in the continental United States and had started expanding its scope to include some of the country's national parks, as well as cities elsewhere in the world. For the first year and a half of its existence, Street View featured camera icon markers, each representing at least one major city or area (such as a park). By its 10th anniversary, the Street View service had provided imagery for more than 10 million miles' worth of roads across 83 countries worldwide.[1]
Key additions
- In 2005, Street View project begins, Google employees started the first tests using a van equipped with cameras on the roof in the San Francisco area.
- On May 25, 2007, Street View was announced.
- On May 30, 2007, at the Where 2.0 Conference, Immersive Media Company was identified as the contractor that captured the imagery for four of the five cities initially mapped by Street View, using its patented dodecahedral camera array on a moving car. Immersive Media continued to do image capture for Street View until Google developed its own capability to do so.[2][3] Since July 2007,[citation needed] Google has used imagery that belongs exclusively to Google.
- On April 16, 2008, Street View was fully integrated into Google Earth 4.3.
- On May 5, 2008, Google improves the quality of Street View captures.
- On May 12, 2008, Google announced that it was testing face-blurring technology on its photos of the busy streets of Manhattan.[4] The technology uses a computer algorithm to search Google's image database for faces and blurs them, according to John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Google Maps.[5]
- On June 10, 2008, two other features included in the update were an effective mask of the "Google Car" and the application of face-blurring technology on all photos, which effectively lowered the resolution across all photos, even the formerly impressive high resolution images of San Francisco. Also, many nearby metro areas were included, but they did not receive their own camera icons.
- On July 2, 2008, Google Street View was introduced in France and Italy, providing the first service outside the United States and the debut of Google's new 2nd Generation Cameras. On this day, 19 camera icons were added, mostly showing small towns and areas along the Tour de France route and part of northwestern Italy.
- On August 4, 2008, 28 icons of major metropolitan areas of both Australia and Japan were added to Google Street View. Included in the update were approximately 40 new U.S. hub cities.
- On November 26, 2008, the Street View button and all the camera icons were deleted. Instead of clicking the "Street View" button, this is now accessed using the "pegman" button in the left-hand corner. When the "pegman" icon is dragged over the map, blue polylines appear where Street View is available and a small window will show the current Street View. If this is dropped on the map the Street View opens and takes over the whole map window.
- On December 1, 2008, New Zealand was added to Google Street View. Faces were blurred upon recommendation by the New Zealand Privacy Commission, but vehicle registration plates were not obscured.
- On April 9, 2009, Street View became available with a full-screen option.
- On June 5, 2009, Smart Navigation was introduced, which allows users to navigate around the panoramas by double-clicking with their cursor on any place or object they want to see.[6]
- In January 2010, Google begins to introduce the 3rd generation of cameras, allowing better quality in the captured images.
- In mid-June 2010, Google added blue dots to its maps that display user-submitted images in all locations around the world, including land areas where Street View is not available and bodies of water. These images can be pulled up on the screen in the same manner as a Street View image with the pegman by dragging it onto the blue dot.
- On October 30, 2012, Google announced that users could contribute to Street View by creating a panorama-like image from the Galaxy Nexus smartphone to share on Google Maps.
- On February 14, 2013, Wii Street U was released for the Wii U.[7]
- On June 27, 2013, Google announced that users could contribute to Street View by creating a panorama-like image from the Galaxy non-Nexus smartphone to share on Google Maps.
- On November 6, 2013, Google reintroduces Pegman, having disappeared a few months ago, to make way for a new design, and even Pegman who introduces the icons following the location.
- On April 23, 2014, a new historical Street View option was introduced to new Google Maps. The date of panoramas can be selected from the timeline.
- Starting in August 2017, Google allows users to create their own street view-like blue paths, for the connected photospheres that are sufficiently close to one another.[8]
- On September 7, 2017, Google announces the arrival of a new generation of more efficient and precise cameras on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Street View. This is the 4th generation of cameras, sporting a more refined profile and a blue color.
- On December 3, 2020, Google announced that users could contribute to Street View by capturing video using their AR-supported phones using the Street View app.[9][10]
- May 24, 2022: Google announces the arrival of a new generation 4 camera on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Street View for 2023, this one will be able to cover areas less accessible by car thanks to its advantage of weighing less than 7 kilograms.[11]
- May 24, 2022: Google announces the history feature of Street View on iOS and Android, allowing users to view past shots of an area that have been captured repeatedly.
Timeline of introductions
#For the virtual tours of museums, see Google Arts and Culture#Timeline of introductions
The following timeline lists when each location's earliest set of Street View captures was released. Imagery for each update was captured anywhere from one to twelve months before the stated release date;[12] for example, imagery from the June 2008 update would have a capture date between June 2007 and May 2008.
2007
Release date | Major locations added |
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May[13] | San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, New York City, in United States |
August[12] | Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Orlando, in United States |
October[14] | Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, in United States |
December[15] | Dallas, Fort Worth, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Indianapolis, Plainfield, Detroit, Providence, Boston, Hartford, in United States |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Main cities including Kampala and Entebbe, tourist sites and more places around the country[313] Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany[314] Mont Blanc in France/Italy[315] Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania[316][317] Israel National Trail[318] Darkhan Central Library, Khurel Togoot Planetarium, National Academic Drama Theatre, Khangarid Palace, Ulaanbaatar Central Swimming Pool and more locations in Mongolia[319] |
February | Saint-Denis, Saint-Louis and more locations in Réunion[320] More locations in Ukraine Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Santo Domingo, Machala, Durán, Portoviejo, Manta, Loja, Ambato, Esmeraldas, Quevedo, Riobamba, Ibarra, La Libertad, Babahoyo, Daule, Latacunga, Tulcán, Chone, Loja, Huaquillas, Santa Elena, Cayambe, General Villamil and major roads in Ecuador[320]Magic Kingdom, Epcot |
March[321] | Nome, Unalakleet, Galena, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in United States Kruger National Park in South Africa[322] North Downs Way and other walking paths in the UK[323] Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Jaffna, and more locations in Sri Lanka[324][325][326] Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates[327] Amman, Jerash, Madaba, Kerak, Wadi Musa, Aqaba in Jordan[328] Bruce Wayne's Residence in Orion Township, Michigan, United States[329] Beaches in Krabi Province, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Tao and more locations in Thailand[330] Cagayan de Oro and more locations in the Philippines[331] Yu Shan[332] |
April | Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) in Ukraine[333] Sydney Opera House[334] Wat Chaiwatthanaram[335] |
May | Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh, Naryn, Karakol and more locations in Kyrgyzstan[336][337] National parks in Argentina.[338] Kangiqsualujjuaq and Nain in Canada.[339] Rio 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games venues[340] Skåneleden trail in Skåne County[341] Moresby Island, Nelsons Island, Danger Island and more islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory[342] |
June | Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur, and more locations in Bangladesh[343] Mörön and more locations in Mongolia[344] Dublin Airport[345] Hamad International Airport[346] Several libraries around the country include the Tintal library, the Gabriel Garcia Marquez library and the Virgilio Barco library in Bogotá, the José Eustasio Rivera library in Neiva and the San Javier library in Medellin[347] |
July | Interior views of Westminster Abbey in London[348] Sable Island, in Canada[349] Athens International Airport[350] San Agustín Archaeological Park, Alto de los Ídolos Archaeological Park & Alto De Las Piedras Archaeological Park[351] Australia: South Australia Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide Zoo, Australian Capital Territory Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve and New South Wales Georges River near the Sydney Coast. |
August | Significantly increased coverage of Indonesia[352] Fujairah, Dibba Al-Hisn and more locations in the United Arab Emirates[353] Landmarks in Bolivia including Uyuni train cemetery, El Alto International Airport and 43 others[354] Mexican National Parks including Cañón del Sumidero National Park and the Lagunas de Zempoala National Park[355] Main cities, tourist sites including Rio de Janeiro and more places around the country[356] Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, Meewasin Trail & South Saskatchewan River[357] |
September | Hazeltine National Golf Club[358] Australia: Namadgi National Park. Ambrym, Vanuatu |
October | The EmQuartier & Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center[359] |
November[360] | Tirana and other major cities in Albania[361][362] Podgorica, Nikšić, and other major cities in Montenegro[363] |
December | San Juan, Ponce, Mayagüez, Bayamón, Caguas, Guayama and more locations in Puerto Rico[364] Major cities, tourist sites and more places around in Carambola Beach, Buccaneer Golf Course, Isaac Point, St George Village Botanical Gardens, Rainbow Beach, Hams Bluff, Frederiksted, St Croix, Cruz Bay[365] Schiermonnikoog National Park[366] |
2017
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Skydive of Abel Tasman National Park[367] |
February | More locations in Greenland[368] Landmarks in Ghana including Nzulezo Stilt Village plus Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Obuasi, Tamale, Wa and other locations[369][370] Landmarks in Senegal including Lake Retba, plus Dakar, Thiès, Saint-Louis, Touba and other locations[369][371]Major National Parks (including Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, Murchison Falls, Mount Elgon and Kidepo Valley) in Uganda[369] Various coffee plantations in Colombia[372] Railway stations around Madrid Metropolitan Area[373] Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jericho and more locations in the West Bank.[374] Cocos Island, Costa Rica. |
March | Southeast Volcano Trek in Ambrym, underwater views such as Tongoa Walls, Million Dollar Point and SS President Coolidge wreck in Vanuatu[375][376] Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Papua New Guinea Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of New Caledonia Tunis, Mahdia and more locations in Tunisia[377] |
April | Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Canada[380] Guatemala City, Mixco, Quetzaltenango, and other cities and locations in Guatemala[381][382][383] Ras al-Khaimah, Dhaid, Manama, Masafi and more locations in the United Arab Emirates[384] |
May | The Crossing from Los Andes in Chile to Mendoza in Argentina[385] |
June | Valletta, Birgu, Bormla, Mdina, Qormi, Rabat, Senglea, Siġġiewi, Żabbar, Żebbuġ and more locations in Malta[386][387] More locations in South Korea[388] Boat views of Vistula River in Poland[389] |
July | Various neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, Argentina, including Alberti, San Cayetano (La Matanza) and Los Pinos (Escobar).[390] International Space Station[391] Landmarks in Tunisia[392] Cotswold Way[393] Susquehanna Valley Mall[394] Lagos, Ikeja, Ojo, Lekki, Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry and more locations in Lagos State, Nigeria[395][396] Bonete Beach in Ilhabela Island[397] Austria Burgtheater and other attractions in Austria Germany Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sanssouci and other attractions in Germany. |
August | Valley Mall in Hagerstown[398] Fairmount Park, Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia Zoo and more parks around Philadelphia[399] |
September | Whakaari / White Island, Moutohora Island, Tarawera Falls, Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park & Port Ohope Wharf[400] Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park, Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Iguaçu National Park & Ilha do Mel State Park[401] |
October | Quttinirpaaq National Park, Grise Fiord, Resolute Bay in Canada[402] Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Hoyvík, Argir, Vágur, Vestmanna, Tvøroyri, Miðvágur, Sørvágur, Toftir, Saltangará, Kollafjørður, Strendur, Sandavágur, Hvalba, Eiði, Sandur, and more locations in the Faroe Islands[403] |
November | Royal Natal National Park, Tugela Falls, Otter Trail, iSimangaliso Wetland Park & Mapungubwe National Park[404] |
December | Landmarks in Liguria, Italy[405] |
2018
2019
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Boat views along the Shannon River in Ireland.[442] |
February | Santo Domingo & Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic.[443] State Trails in Minnesota[444] |
March | Boat views along the whole course of Waikato River in New Zealand[445][446][447] Locations on Devon Island with landscape similar to Mars.[448] Urban Archaeological Park of Brancaleone Vetus in Italy.[449] |
April | Ipswich Nature Centre, Woodlands of Marburg, Purga Nature Reserve, Ivory's Rock, White Rock Conservation Park, Robelle Domain and Flinders Peak Conservation Park in Australia.[450] |
May | La Moneda presidential palace in Chile[451] Several trails around the Fløyen Mountain[452] |
June | Moravia Commune in Medellín[453] Google Trekker views of Villa Inflamable, Villa La Carbonilla and Rodrigo Bueno neighborhoods in Buenos Aires[454] & updates in Argentina[455] |
July | Abuja, Enugu, Ibadan, Benin City & more roads in Nigeria[456] Tourist sites in Bogotá Park Way, Sendero de Monserrate, Chorro de Quevedo y calle del Embudo, Parque Santander, Parque de la Independencia, Sendero Ecológico San Francisco, Cerro de Guadalupe, Humedal Santa María del Lago, Parque El Virrey, Usme – Agroparque los Soches, Sendero Las Moyas, Cabildo Indígena Muisca de Bosa, Cerro Gordo, Cementerio Central, Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín, Páramo El Verjón, Humedal Córdoba, Museo El Chicó, Humedal La Conejera, Mirador de Los Nevados, Parque Ecológico Soratama, Parque de la 93, Parque el Virrey, including Parque Mirador de los Nevados, Quebrada Las Delicias and the San Francisco - Vicachá trail in Colombia[457] |
August | Tombolo Land Bridge, Dogashima Hiking Trail, Norihama Beach, Karuno Park, Anjo Cape, Ajyou Misaki Park, Koganezaki Park, Odase Tenmangu Shinto Shrine, trails around Imayama Mountain,[458] Umagase Scenic viewpoint and more locations in Japan[459] |
September | Fringing Coral Reef in Australia[460] |
October | City Centre Deira[461] |
November | Torretes Biological Station and Botanical Garden, Font Roja Scientific Station, La Alcudia Archaeological Site, Santa Pola Marine Research Center and several trails around mountains in Alicante such as Sierra del Oltá[462] Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park[463] Yobake Scenic viewpoint, Shirasuna Park, Shirakawa Bridge in Chichibu Geo Gravity Park, Chichibu Fudasho No. 4 Kinshoji Temple and more locations in Japan[464] |
December | 21 National Parks including Chyulu Hills National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Aberdare National Park, Ruma National Park & Meru National Park[465] National parks in Tasmania, Australia[466] Several parks and trails in Arizona among them include Picacho Peak State Park,[467] Catalina State Park, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Patagonia Lake State Park, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Red Rock State Park & Lost Dutchman State Park[468] |
2020
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Seguros in Zürich, Switzerland[469] |
February | Mountain Chalets in Tatra, Slovakia[470] Tama Central Park, Tsurumaki Higashi Park & Takarano Park in Tama[471] "Hawker Centers" (malls focused on food sales) that group more than 6,000 stores in Singapore[472] |
March | Honda Collection Hall, Mazda Museum, Toyota Automobile Museum[473] Museo Ferrari, Museo Lamborghini, Pagani Automobili S.p.A.[473] McLaren Technology Centre[473] National Corvette Museum[473] Porsche Museum[473] Volvo Museum[473] Škoda Auto Museum[473] |
April | Northumberland National Park including Cheviot Hills, Sycamore Gap[474] |
May | Scaletta Mountain, Chersogno Mountain and more than 200 km of trails in the Maira Valley[475] Views by boat of the Royal Canal[476] |
June | Klagenfurt, Villach, Wels, Sankt Pölten, Dornbirn, Steyr, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Wolfsberg, Leoben, Krems an der Donau and more locations in Austria[477] The Ningaloo Coast[478] Orta Lake[479][480] Gwynedd Coast in Wales[481] |
July | Valle delle Ferriere State Reserve in Italy.[482] |
October | Onkaparinga River National Park in South Australia.[483] |
November | Brickworks Centre, Casula Mall, Dapto Shopping Centre, Gasworks Plaza, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Malvern Central, Marketown Shopping Centre, Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre, Northbridge Plaza, Ocean Keys Shopping Centre, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre & Stud Park Shopping Centre[484] Bayfair Shopping Centre, Botany Town Centre, Centre City Shopping Centre, Merivale Mall & The Palms Shopping Centre[484] Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Guadeloupe[485] |
December | China: Beijing, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Forbidden City There also are some selected attractions and museums in Beijing (Forbidden City), in Wuhan, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Suzhou.[487] National and University Library of Slovenia Beekeeping Museum in Radovljica and Posavje Museum Brežice[488] |
2021
Release date | Major locations added |
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March | Chao Phraya River in Thailand.[489] |
April | Brazil: São Paulo Metro[490] Nigeria: African Artists' Foundation, Rele Art Gallery and Terra Kulture[491] |
May | 143 train stations in Sydney[492] |
June | More locations and updated images in the United States of America Australia Gayndah, more places and updated pictures in Australia Updated pictures in Belgium Additional locations and updated images in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Bulgaria Updated images in Stara Zagora and Yambol counties Updated images in the United Kingdom Updated images in Ontario and British Columbia Updated pictures in Denmark More places and updated pictures in Ecuador Walking streets in Helsinki and updated pictures in Finland France More places and updated pictures in France Updated pictures in the Netherlands Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok connection and updated images in Hong Kong Manado-Bitung Highway, Palembang-Lampung Highway, more locations and updated images in Java, Sulawesi and Riau Nuka Island and updated pictures in Japan Liechtenstein Streets in Balzers Updated pictures in Budapest and Csongrád-Csanád County More places and updated pictures in Malaysia Updated pictures in Mexico City Updated images on the A61 motorway Updated pictures in Italy Updated images in Portugal Romania Walking streets in Bodzavásár Updated pictures in Ceuta and Seville Roads in Grimentz, Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund, Saas-Balen, Eisten, Bedretto, Realp, Gadmen and Innertkirchen, updated pictures in Switzerland More locations in southern Sweden, Karlstad, around Gothenburg and Umeå, Vännäs and Arvidsjaur, updated images in the big cities, Gotland and Öland Updated pictures of Singapore Updated images in Taiwan Updated pictures of Thailand New Zealand More locations and updated images of the North Island. |
July | New South Wales National Parks including Kosciuszko National Park in Australia.[493] Oxford Botanic Gardens in United Kingdom[494] Labirinto della Masone in Italy[495] |
August | Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Martinique.[496] (Unofficial coverage) |
September | Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Saint Pierre and Miquelon[497] (Unofficial coverage) |
November | The route of the Vía Verde del Plazaola, which joins Andoain with the Navarran town of Sarasa .[498] Boat views along the Ottawa River[499] |
December | White House[500] Using technology similar to Google Street View, virtual tours allow people to walk through museums as if they were just another visitor in Brazil.[501] |
2022
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Updates in Belgium[502] Erasmus House in Jakarta, Indonesia[503] |
March | The first 15 Sites and Memory Space in Argentina[504] Since March 2022 a large amount of Street view, taken by Google since November 2021, was added in Bangladesh, covering mostly agricultural areas of Dhaka Division. |
May | Les Invalides[505] Milan Cathedral[506] Great Mosque of Djenné[507] Some views of ferries in Sydney using a Trekker[508] 23 historical and cultural sites in Italy captured with a tripod in association with Unione Nazionale Pro Loco d'Italia di Ragusa: Comiso Natural History Museum, Salvatore Quasimodo Communal Library, House where Salvatore Quasimodo was born in Modica, Franco Libero Belgiorno Civic Museum[509] |
June | Carakana Arts Gallery in Nairobi, Kenya[510] |
July | Some trekkers in Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina[511][512] New Delhi, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Virar, Chennai, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Pune, Sholapur, Surat, Nashik, Pimpri Chinchwad, Ahmednagar, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Miyapur, Bengaluru, Chandrapur, Meerut, Sonipat, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Dehradun, Ludhiana, Haridwar, Nadiad, Anand, Nanded, Visakhapatnam in India[513][514] |
August | Ajmer, Bharuch, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Kakinada, Srikakulam, Roorkee, Rishikesh, Udaipur, Vijayawada in India[515] Zagreb, Pula, Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Šibenik, Karlovac, Krk, Bjelovar, Slavonski Brod, Đakovo, Virovitica, other locations and updates in Croatia[516] Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Thailand[517] |
September | Some parts of Goa such as Margao, in addition to other parts in the country such as Jodhpur, Aligarh, Patiala, Batala and Bathinda in India[515] Phansi Museum in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal[518] |
October | Bondo and Wajir in Kenya[519][520] Jos, Port Harcourt, Kano, Zaria, Kaduna, Minna, Ilorin, Ogbomosho, Osogbo, Warri, Owerri, Uyo, Calabar, Enugo, Makurdi, Lafia and more places in Nigeria[521] Rwanda Google released official coverage in the capital Kigali, and this adds a new country to Google Street View. Google used a generation four camera to capture this footage with.[522][523] Parts of Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rajahmundry, Hoshiarpur, Machilipatnam, Nellore, Ongole, Anantapur, Nandyal, Silvassa, Navsari, Vasco da Gama, Goa, Mathura, Daman, and continued additions in many areas of India.[524] Ilédì Oǹtótóo & Susanne Wenger House Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria[525] |
November | Part of Doha and Al Khor in Qatar[526][527] Some installations of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney with coverage at Walsh Bay and Barrangaroo Reserve[528] Google Arts Coverage in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province: Nashan Museum, Wangye Museum, Tian Hou Temple, Dongguan Assembly Hall, Archway of Nantou Ancient City, Xin'an County Office[529] Hugh Masekela Memorial Pavilion in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province and Arch for Arch in Cape Town, Western Cape Province[530] |
December | Some historical sites located in the Murad Khane District in Kabul[531] Belagavi[532] and Hubballi[533] in Karnataka |
2023
Release date | Major locations added |
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January | Kolkata and other places in West Bengal[534] Tripods in Portugal, in collaboration with the Portuguese Navy, including Frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória, Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium[535] |
February | McLaren Technology Centre in Woking[536] View from trekker and tripod from various museums, memorials and historical sites around South Korea, including Provisional Capital Memorial Hall, War Memorial of Korea, National Institute of Ecology[537] |
March | Marine Heritage Gallery (Jakarta) in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia[538] Museum Tripods for Google Arts and Culture in Lesser Poland Voivodeship including Żupny Castle, Szołayski House National Museum, Zbaraski Palace[539] |
April | Daegu Concert House in Daegu[540] Ca' Granda at University of Milan[541] |
May | Patna and other places in Bihar[534] |
June | Agartala in Tripura; Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Lumding, Silchar in Assam; Shillong in Meghalaya[534] Tripods in San Antonio, Texas including Casa Navarro, Ruby City, Briscoe Western Art Museum, Witte Museum[542] Aizawl and other places in Mizoram[534] |
July | Berlin, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Wuppertal coverage released all throughout Germany, covering most major cities, towns, villages, major and rural roads[543] Dharmanagar, Udaipur in Tripura; Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh; Shimla in Himachal Pradesh[534] |
September | Qatar in Al Khor, Al Bayt Stadium, Lusail, Al Rayyan, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Education City Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Al Thumama Stadium, Stadium 974, Al Wakrah, Al Janoub Stadium, Qatar University, Aspire Academy, Al Arabi SC Stadium, Banyan Tree, Al Sailiya SC Stadium, Al Ahli SC Stadium, Al Wakrah SC Stadium, Al Sadd SC Stadium, Al Shamal SC Stadium, Aspire Zone, Al Duhail SC Stadium, Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Le Méridien and The Pearl.[544] Panama in Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Herrera, Los Santos, Panamá, West Panamá, Veraguas, Emberá, Guna Yala, Naso Tjër Di, Ngäbe-Buglé, Kuna de Madugandí and Kuna de Wargandí.[545] |
October | Updated images of Los Angeles, San Diego, Yuma, Phoenix AZ, San Luis Obispo, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento CA, Eugene, Salem, Portland OR, Olympia, Seattle WA, Boise, Pocatello Cheyenne, Denver CO, Colorado Springs CO, Kearney, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Topeka KA, Wichita KS, Oklahoma City OK, Dallas TX, Fort Worth TX, Baton Rouge LA, New Orleans, Jackson, Little Rock AR, Memphis, St. Louis, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Minneapolis, Saint Paul MN, Milwaukee WI, Chicago IL, Indianapolis, Louisville KY, Cincinnati, Columbus OH, Detroit, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo NY, Niagara Falls, Rochester NY, Albany NY, Bennington, Nashua, Boston MA, Providence RI, New Haven, New York City, Trenton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond VA, Raleigh NC, Winston-Salem NC, Charlotte NC, Knoxville TN, Nashville TN, Birmingham AL, Montgomery, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Tampa FL, Sarasota, Jacksonville FL, Miami FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, West Palm Beach FL, Orlando FL, Daytona Beach, Augusta, Savannah GA, Macon, Athens, Rome, Atlanta and the former Centennial Olympic Stadium site in the United States Updated images of Milan, Rome, Naples, Bari, Florence, Turin, Verona, Bologna, Genoa and Cagliari in Italy Updated images of Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria |
November | Rwanda: Butare, Kibeho, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Akagera National Park, Volcanoes National Park and updates in Kigali[547] |
2024
Official coverage by country οr territory
Below is a table showing the countries available on Street View and the year they were first added. Plain text indicates that a country has only views of certain businesses and/or tourist attractions.
Current coverage
Bold with an asterisk (*) indicates countries with public street view available
Country or territory | Continent | Notes |
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Afghanistan*[564] | Asia | Only a few buildings around Kabul are available[565] |
Åland Islands*[566] | Europe | Autonomous region of Finland. |
Albania*[567] | Europe | |
American Samoa*[568] | Oceania | |
Andorra*[569] | Europe | |
Anguilla*[570] | North America | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Antarctica*[571] | Antarctica | |
Argentina*[572][573] | South America | |
Aruba*[574] | North America | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Australia*[575][576] | Oceania | Added on the same day as Japan. On August 4, 2008, 28 icons of major metropolitan areas were added. |
Austria*[577] | Europe | |
Bangladesh*[578] | Asia | |
Belarus*[579] | Europe | Historical center of Minsk only. |
Belize*[580] | America Central | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Belgium*[581] | Europe | |
Bermuda*[582] | North America | |
Bhutan*[226] | Asia | First South Asian country available. |
Bolivia*[583] | South America | |
Bonaire*[584] | North America | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Botswana*[585] | Africa | |
Brazil*[586] | South America | First country available in South America. |
British Indian Ocean Territory*[587] | Asia | Views of Peros Banhos and many other islands. |
Bulgaria*[588] | Europe | |
Cambodia*[589][590] | Asia | |
Canada*[591] | North America | |
Canary Islands*[592] | Africa | |
Chile*[593][594] | South America | |
China*[595] | Asia | Only tourist places such as museums have received coverage November 2020. Only a few museums around google only[596][597] |
Christmas Island*[598] | Asia | |
Cook Island*[599] | Oceania | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands*[600] | Asia | |
Colombia*[601] | South America | |
Costa Rica*[429] | Central America | Touristic locations only: views of some National Parks, beaches and very limited views around Heredia and San Jose. |
Croatia*[602] | Europe | In 2022, Google returned to capture street view images in Croatia after an 11 year hiatus.[603][604] |
Curaçao*[605] | North America | |
Czech Republic*[606] | Europe | |
Denmark*[607] | Europe | |
Dominican Republic*[608] | North America | Only around Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros. |
Ecuador*[609] | South America | |
Egypt*[610] | Asia & Africa | A few touristic landmarks such as the Giza necropolis. |
Estonia*[575] | Europe | |
Eswatini (Swaziland)*[611] | Africa | |
Falkland Islands*[612] | South America | New Island, West Point Island and Carcass Island only. |
Faroe Islands*[613] | Europe | |
Finland*[614] | Europe | |
France*[615] | Europe | Added on the same day as Italy, one of the first two countries available in Europe. Providing the first service outside the United States and the debut of Google's new 2nd Generation Cameras. |
Germany*[616] | Europe | 20 biggest cities in addition to some touristic landmarks.[617] In July 2023 Google updated the existing coverage and added new locations.[618] |
Ghana*[619] | Africa | |
Gibraltar*[620] | Europe | |
Greece*[621] | Europe | |
Greenland*[622] | North America | |
Guatemala*[623] | America Central | |
Hong Kong*[624] | Asia | First place with Street View in mainland Asia, along with Macau. |
Hungary*[625] | Europe | |
Iceland*[626] | Europe | |
India*[627] | Asia | All major cities across India as well as some rural areas, plans to cover the rest of India. |
Indonesia*[628] | Asia | Unavailable in most of Aceh, the entire Maluku (province) and Papua. |
Iraq*[629] | Asia | National Museum of Iraq only. |
Ireland*[630] | Europe | |
Isle of Man*[631] | Europe | |
Israel*[632] | Asia | First West Asian country available, along with Palestine. |
Italy*[633] | Europe | Added on the same day as France, one of the first two countries available in Europe. |
Japan*[634] | Asia | First country available in Asia, added on the same day as Australia. Also one of the first two island countries with Street View. |
Jersey*[635] | Europe | |
Jordan*[636] | Asia | 43 archaeological locations covered, public Street View available since April 2018. |
Kazakhstan*[637] | Asia | Covers most major cities and major roads. |
Kenya*[638] | Africa | Public Street View available since October 2018. |
Kyrgyzstan*[639] | Asia | First Central Asian country available. |
Laos*[640] | Asia | Vientiane only until May 2016 when Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Pakse and Savannakhet were added. |
Latvia*[641] | Europe | |
Lebanon*[642] | Asia | Landmarks views since 2018. |
Lesotho*[643] | Africa | |
Liechtenstein | Europe | |
Lithuania*[644] | Europe | |
Luxembourg*[645] | Europe | Complete update of Luxembourg's road network underway 2022[646] |
Mali | Africa | Various historical sites.[647] |
Macau*[648] | Asia | First place with Street View in mainland Asia, along with Hong Kong. |
Madagascar*[649] | Africa | Rova of Antananarivo only. |
Malaysia*[650] | Asia | Landmarks only until September 2014. |
Maldives*[651] | Asia | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Malta*[652] | Europe | |
Martinique*[653] | North America | First available territory in the Caribbean, only a few touristic landmarks. |
Mexico*[38][654] | North America | First Latin American country to be added to Google Street View. |
Monaco*[655] | Europe | |
Mongolia*[656] | Asia | |
Montenegro*[657] | Europe | |
Nepal*[658] | Asia | Mountain landmarks only. |
Netherlands*[659] | Europe | |
New Caledonia*[660] | Oceania | Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of New Caledonia |
New Zealand*[661] | Oceania | |
Nigeria*[662] | Africa | |
North Macedonia*[663] | Europe | |
Northern Mariana Islands*[664] | Oceania | |
Norway*[44][665] | Europe | |
Oman*[666] | Asia | |
Pakistan*[667] | Asia | Landmarks only. |
Palestine*[668] | Asia | First West Asian place available, along with Israel. West Bank coverage only, which also includes those of Israeli settlements. |
Panama*[669] | America Central | [670] |
Peru* | South America | |
Philippines*[671] | Asia | |
Pitcairn Islands*[672] | Oceania | |
Poland*[673] | Europe | |
Portugal*[575] | Europe | |
Puerto Rico*[674] | North America | First Caribbean state available. |
Qatar*[675] | Asia | Museum and airport views, including a view inside of planes. Since September 2023, more images of places in Qatar began to be shown. |
Réunion*[676] | Africa | |
Romania*[677] | Europe | First Southeast European country available. |
Russia*[678] | Europe & Asia | Museum view only until 2012. |
Rwanda*[679] | Africa | First country with 4th generation coverage only. The fastest country to receive its first coverage after starting to collect the Street View data (2 months).[680][681] |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon*[682] | North America | Full unofficial coverage of all main streets along with some trekkers on both islands from September 2021. |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*[683] | North America | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
San Marino*[684] | Europe | |
São Tomé and Príncipe*[685] | Africa | |
Senegal*[686] | Africa | First West African country available. |
Serbia*[687] | Europe | |
Singapore*[688] | Asia | First Southeast Asian country available. |
Slovakia*[689] | Europe | |
Slovenia*[575] | Europe | |
Solomon Islands*[690] | Oceania | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
South Africa*[691] | Africa | First country available in Africa. |
South Korea*[692] | Asia | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands*[693] | South America & Antarctica | |
Spain*[694] | Europe | |
Sri Lanka*[695] | Asia | |
Svalbard*[696] | Europe | Views of Longyearbyen, Pyramiden, Barentsburg along with boat views. |
Sweden*[575][697] | Europe | |
Switzerland*[698] | Europe | First Central European country available and first landlocked country with Street View. |
Taiwan*[575][699] | Asia | |
Tanzania*[700] | Africa | Few landmarks such as Mount Kilimanjaro and the Gombe National Park. |
Thailand*[701] | Asia | |
The Bahamas*[702] | North America | Underwater views from around the world to celebrate World Oceans Day, which included: underwater views |
Tunisia*[703] | Africa | First North African country available. |
Turks and Caicos Islands*[704] | North America | No Official Google Coverage |
Turkey*[705] | Europe & Asia | |
Uganda*[706] | Africa | First East African country available. |
Ukraine*[707] | Europe | |
United Arab Emirates*[708] | Asia | Landmarks available since 2013, Dubai only until September 2015. |
United Kingdom*[709] | Europe | First North European country available. |
United States*[710] | North America | First country available to view on Street View. |
United States Minor Outlying Islands*[711] | Oceania | Midway Atoll and other atolls. |
United States Virgin Islands*[712] | North America | |
Uruguay*[713] | South America | |
Vanuatu*[714] | Oceania | Views of the Ambrym island and its volcano. |
Vietnam*[715] | Asia | No official Google coverage |
Future coverage
The following countries are slated to receive official Google Street View coverage based on announcements from Google, governmental agencies or national newspapers:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina[716]
- Costa Rica[717]
- Cyprus[718]
- El Salvador[719]
- Namibia[720]
- Nepal[721]
- Paraguay[722]
Unofficial coverage
- Antarctica Part of King George Island[723][724]
- El Salvador Main cities and along the main highways connecting the main cities.
- Martinique Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Martinique[496]
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Saint Pierre and Miquelon[497]
- Spain Ghost towns in some parts of Spain including Tobes, El Alamín, Oreja, Boñices and Matandrino[725]
- Tonga Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Tonga in Grid Pacific[726]
- Zimbabwe Views of some highways and the central business districts of Harare, Chegutu, Rusape, Masvingo and two United Nations World Heritage Sites: Great Zimbabwe National Monument and Victoria Falls. The first instances of Google Street View in Zimbabwe were contributed by photographer Tawanda Kanhema[727][728][729][730][731]
- Barbados Main cities and tourist places in the whole overseas region of Barbados in Caribbean Development Bank.
- Armenia Main cities and tourists places in the whole region of Armenia in Armenia 360.
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