<s>
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
an	O
interactive	O
website	O
developed	O
by	O
Tokyo-based	O
company	O
LocationView	O
Co	O
.	O
offering	O
registered	O
users	O
a	O
street-level	O
view	O
of	O
selected	O
cities	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MapJack	B-Application
or	O
Google	O
Maps’	O
Streetview	B-Application
,	O
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
had	O
a	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
seamless	O
transition	O
between	O
frames	O
,	O
enabling	O
continuous	O
,	O
lifelike	O
motion	O
and	O
surroundings	O
which	O
were	O
animated	O
rather	O
than	O
static	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
Co	O
.	O
and	O
introduced	O
on	O
14	O
May	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
obtain	O
the	O
massive	O
amount	O
of	O
footage	O
required	O
to	O
achieve	O
coverage	O
of	O
dense	O
Japanese	O
urban	O
areas	O
,	O
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
hired	O
retired	O
taxicab	O
drivers	O
to	O
drive	O
around	O
cities	O
with	O
camera-equipped	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
were	O
updated	O
every	O
one	O
to	O
two	O
years	O
8638128985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
cities	O
and	O
areas	O
were	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
Location	B-Application
View	I-Application
web	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
