<s>
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
a	O
technology	O
featured	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
that	O
provides	O
interactive	B-Application
panoramas	I-Application
from	O
positions	O
along	O
many	O
streets	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
available	O
are	O
shown	O
as	O
blue	O
lines	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
displays	O
interactively	O
panoramas	O
of	O
stitched	B-Algorithm
VR	B-Application
photographs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
had	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
the	O
Stanford	O
CityBlock	O
Project	O
,	O
a	O
Google-sponsored	O
Stanford	O
University	O
research	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
ended	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
technology	O
was	O
folded	O
into	O
StreetView	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
Google	O
Earth	O
4.3	O
,	O
the	O
Maps	O
application	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Maps	O
application	O
for	O
S60	B-Language
3rd	I-Language
Edition	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
Pegman	O
icon	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
element	O
for	O
connecting	O
from	O
Maps	O
 '	O
2D	O
view	O
into	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
's	O
3D	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pegman	O
is	O
dropped	O
onto	O
a	O
particular	O
set	O
of	O
coordinates	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
for	O
which	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
data	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
opens	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
map	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2011	O
:	O
Indoor	O
views	O
of	O
businesses	O
(	O
Google	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Photos	I-Application
)	O
were	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
2012	O
:	O
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	O
,	O
Google	O
invites	O
users	O
to	O
contribute	O
panoramas	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
using	O
supported	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
such	O
as	O
shops	O
,	O
cafés	O
and	O
other	O
premises	O
can	O
pay	B-Application
a	I-Application
photographer	I-Application
to	O
take	O
panoramic	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
their	O
premises	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
included	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
sets	O
up	O
a	O
program	O
to	O
let	O
third	O
parties	O
borrow	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
Trekker	O
(	O
a	O
backpack-mounted	O
camera	O
)	O
and	O
contribute	O
imagery	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2014	O
:	O
Street-level	O
imagery	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
seen	O
,	O
if	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2015	O
:	O
A	O
partnership	O
was	O
announced	O
between	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
and	O
the	O
environmental	O
monitoring	O
company	O
Aclima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Google	B-Device
Cardboard	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
utilize	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
360-degree	O
virtual	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
:	O
Imagery	O
inside	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
:	O
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
Google	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
improving	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
panoramic	O
photo	O
,	O
revamping	O
its	O
mapping	O
vehicles	O
with	O
all-new	O
high-resolution	O
camera	O
systems	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
capture	O
even	O
better	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2017	O
:	O
The	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
Insta360	B-Algorithm
Pro	I-Algorithm
announce	O
the	O
certification	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
auto	O
ready	O
"	O
camera	O
for	O
US$3500	O
;	O
it	O
uses	O
six	O
lenses	O
for	O
a	O
360º	O
view	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
Stitcher	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
rig	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
qualified	O
entities	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Google	O
loaner	O
program	O
,	O
with	O
50	O
cameras	O
available	O
to	O
loan	O
,	O
making	O
possible	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
coverage	O
of	O
more	O
places	O
that	O
Google	O
might	O
not	O
visit	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
entities	O
for	O
whom	O
a	O
purchase	O
is	O
impractical	O
or	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2018	O
:	O
Google	O
Japan	O
now	O
offers	O
the	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
from	O
a	O
dog	O
's	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2018	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
covers	O
two	O
offshore	O
gas-extraction	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	O
announced	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
contribute	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
by	O
capturing	O
video	O
using	O
their	O
AR-supported	O
phones	O
using	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
used	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
for	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
overhauled	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
version	O
uses	O
JavaScript	B-Language
extensively	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
JavaScript	B-Language
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
were	O
measured	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
in	O
various	O
setups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
can	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
especially	O
useful	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
is	O
more	O
sluggish	O
than	O
usual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drag-and-drop	O
Pegman	O
icon	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
element	O
used	O
by	O
Google	O
to	O
connect	O
Maps	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
Pegman	O
sits	O
atop	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
zoom	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
Pegman	O
"	O
dresses	O
up	O
"	O
for	O
special	O
events	O
or	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
peg	O
friends	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
When	O
dragged	O
into	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
near	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
,	O
he	O
becomes	O
a	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
,	O
and	O
when	O
dragged	O
near	O
the	O
Florida	O
Keys	O
,	O
he	O
becomes	O
a	O
mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
viewing	O
older	O
views	O
,	O
the	O
Pegman	O
in	O
the	O
minimap	O
changes	O
to	O
Doc	O
Brown	O
from	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
captured	O
more	O
than	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
across	O
83	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	O
announced	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
relaunching	O
their	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
service	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameras	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
has	O
come	O
from	O
several	O
generations	O
of	O
camera	O
systems	O
from	O
Immersive	O
Media	O
Company	O
,	O
Point	O
Grey	O
Research	O
(	O
now	O
FLIR	O
Systems	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
contain	O
no	O
mechanical	O
parts	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
shutter	O
,	O
instead	O
using	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensors	I-Architecture
and	O
an	O
electronic	O
rolling	O
shutter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R2	O
:	O
the	O
earliest	O
after	O
Immersive	O
Media	O
,	O
photos	O
were	O
captured	O
with	O
a	O
ring	O
of	O
eight	O
11-megapixel	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
with	O
commercial	O
photographic	O
wide-angle	O
lenses	O
,	O
cameras	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
specifications	O
as	O
those	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Books	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R5	O
:	O
uses	O
a	O
ring	O
of	O
eight	O
5-megapixel	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
cameras	I-Architecture
by	O
Elphel	B-Algorithm
with	O
custom	O
low-flare	O
lenses	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
camera	O
with	O
fisheye	O
lens	O
on	O
top	O
to	O
capture	O
upper	O
levels	O
of	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
quality	O
:	O
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
integrate	O
air	O
quality	O
sensors	O
from	O
Aclima	O
into	O
its	O
global	O
fleet	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trolleys	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
insides	O
of	O
museums	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
the	O
narrow	O
roads	O
were	O
photographed	O
with	O
backpack-mounted	O
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
canals	O
were	O
photographed	O
from	O
boats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
will	O
blur	O
houses	O
for	O
any	O
user	O
who	O
makes	O
a	O
request	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
automatic	O
blurring	O
of	O
faces	O
and	O
licence	O
plates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	O
advocates	O
have	O
objected	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
views	O
found	O
to	O
show	O
men	O
leaving	O
strip	O
clubs	O
,	O
protesters	O
at	O
an	O
abortion	O
clinic	O
,	O
sunbathers	O
in	O
bikinis	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
engaging	O
in	O
activities	O
,	O
visible	O
from	O
public	O
property	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
publicly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Google	O
had	O
collected	O
and	O
stored	O
payload	O
data	O
from	O
unencrypted	O
Wi-Fi	O
connections	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Austria	O
:	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
Austria	O
,	O
because	O
Google	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
collect	O
Wi-Fi	O
data	O
without	O
authorization	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
ban	O
was	O
lifted	O
,	O
rules	O
were	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
how	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
can	O
operate	O
legally	O
in	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
select	O
areas	O
of	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
:	O
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
ceased	O
operations	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
following	O
months	O
of	O
investigations	O
from	O
Australian	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
cessation	O
has	O
since	O
ended	O
,	O
with	O
Google	O
announcing	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
production	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
subsequently	O
releasing	O
updated	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
for	O
Australian	O
towns	O
and	O
cities	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Germany	O
:	O
In	O
2011	O
,	O
having	O
put	O
online	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
largest	O
cities	O
,	O
Google	O
stopped	O
taking	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
mid-2020	O
,	O
Google	O
's	O
website	O
shows	O
numerous	O
areas	O
of	O
Germany	O
as	O
being	O
scheduled	O
for	O
coverage	O
by	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
vehicles	O
over	O
the	O
ensuing	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2022	O
Google	O
announced	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
8	O
Indian	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
Bangalore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canada	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
cars	O
were	O
spotted	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
September	O
2007	O
in	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	O
and	O
town	O
beauty	O
concerns	O
were	O
dealt	O
with	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
Montreal	O
and	O
other	O
Canadian	O
cities	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imagery	O
obtained	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
intensively	O
for	O
research	O
purposes	O
across	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
disciplines	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
images	O
may	O
be	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
colours	O
muddy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
perspective	O
warped	O
,	O
the	O
photographs	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
book	O
form	O
and	O
exhibited	O
in	O
art	O
galleries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Jon	O
Rafman	O
at	O
the	O
Saatchi	O
Gallery	O
,	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
personal	O
appreciation	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
material	O
,	O
Rafman	O
sees	O
images	O
which	O
evoke	O
the	O
"	O
gritty	O
urban	O
life	O
"	O
depicted	O
in	O
American	O
street	O
photography	O
and	O
the	O
images	O
commissioned	O
by	O
the	O
Farm	O
Security	O
Administration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Wolf	O
won	O
an	O
honourable	O
mention	O
in	O
Daily	O
Life	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
World	O
Press	O
Photo	O
competition	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
programmer	O
Anton	B-Application
Wallén	I-Application
developed	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
,	O
which	O
places	O
players	O
into	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
and	O
has	O
them	O
guess	O
its	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canadian	O
artist	O
Sylvia	O
Grace	O
Borda	O
worked	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
John	O
M	O
.	O
Lynch	O
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
to	O
insert	O
the	O
first	O
staged	O
tableaux	O
into	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borda	O
has	O
continued	O
independently	O
to	O
author	O
in	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
in	O
2017	O
created	O
the	O
tableaux	O
series	O
the	O
Kissing	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
