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      Google Maps Adds Historical Street View Feature to Mobile and Unveils New Camera

      Google is celebrating the anniversary of Street View on Google Maps with the release of new features and a brand new camera. As Google is bringing the iconic Street View feature that encompasses 220 billion images in over 100 countries and territories, to mobile.

      Google Android and iOS users can look at historical Street View images from previous years on the Google Maps mobile app.

      And Google has also unveile a new camera to collect more Street View data.

      The new device weighs less than 15 pounds and will be available alongside Google’s Street View cars and Trekker backpacks starting next year.

      Google via a blog post detaile new features that Google Maps is rolling out to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Street View.

      The Street View feature is getting upgrades and is coming to Android and iOS platforms allowing users to explore historical Street View images from previous years on the Google Maps mobile app.

      And for viewing Street View imagery of a place, users can tap anywhere on the photo to see details about the location.

      Then after tap See more dates to travel back to see the historical imagery Google publish of that place when the feature launch back in 2007.

      Google is piloting a new portable camera to capture high-quality images of traditionally under-map areas like the Amazon jungle.

      The new camera has a compatible design and it weighs less than 15 pounds.

      As per Google, it is roughly the size of a house cat.

      It will be fully roll out next year.

      It comes with a modular design and options for customisation and can be attach to any vehicle with a roof rack and operate right from a mobile device.

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      The new Street View camera will sit with Google’s current fleet of Street View cars and Trekker backpacks to help users gather high-quality images of areas like remote islands with more details including lane markings or potholes.

      Google is allowing users to customise the chevron icon that represents their vehicle when in navigation mode to a celebratory Street View car.

      The Pegman indicator will be dress up in a birthday hat and balloons.

      This is only available on the desktop service.

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