<s>
Google	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Photos	I-Application
(	O
now	O
called	O
"	O
Indoor	O
Street	O
View	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
tour	O
service	O
started	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
photography	O
technique	O
used	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Street	O
View	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
offer	O
360˚	O
interactive	O
panoramas	O
inside	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
virtual	O
tour	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
the	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
tour	O
is	O
displayed	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
search	O
results	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tour	O
is	O
also	O
published	O
on	O
Google+	O
Local	O
(	O
now	O
just	O
called	O
Google+	O
)	O
pages	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
visiting	O
a	O
business	O
published	O
virtual	O
tour	O
can	O
navigate	O
inside	O
the	O
business	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
a	O
user	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Street	O
View	O
can	O
navigate	O
roads	O
,	O
streets	O
and	O
highways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Photos	I-Application
first	O
established	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
first	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
approximately	O
30	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
100,000	O
businesses	O
had	O
arranged	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
users	O
to	O
tour	O
inside	O
their	O
premises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
re-branded	O
Google	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Photos	I-Application
to	O
Business	O
View	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
again	O
re-branding	O
Business	O
View	O
to	O
Street	O
View	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Street	O
View	O
Summit	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	O
tours	O
are	O
photographed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Trusted	O
Photographers	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
Trusted	O
Agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
photographers	O
are	O
independent	O
contractors	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
employed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
certified	O
them	O
because	O
they	O
meet	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
standards	O
of	O
quality	O
for	O
taking	O
the	O
feature	O
pictures	O
and	O
panoramic	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
