Street view News

A Google Maps Street View image is doing the rounds on the Internet, as it appears that the vehicle used by Google may have literally hit a donkey and run.

Have you ever wanted to explore the depths of the planet's oceans and seas but are afraid of deep sea diving? Google Maps has now unveiled a new Street View, with underwater panoramic virtual maps of the oceans.

Google publishes street-level photos of 82 cities and villages in northern Japan devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Users can compare before-and-after images of the area.

For a short time, Google's Street View technology was overhauled into a first person shooter called Google Shoot View. Despite its lack of blood, gore and property damage, Google decided to put an end to the game.

Announced on their blog, and dubbed the Art Project, Google utilizes their Street View technology to give people a first-hand look at 17 museums across the world.

Anyone living in England and Wales can now see which offences were committed in their street over the past month. Simply by logging on to a website and inputting their postcode users can see how many crimes occurred where they live.

In the latest outrage against Google Street View, a UK Member of Parliament said the exposure of a secret refuge location for battered women now puts those women at risk.

Google's Street View project has suffered a another setback in its aim to update the Czech Republic maps. They were told for the second time they cannot gather the information they need to produce the maps.

Briton mother Claire Rowlands, 25, was shocked and horrified to see a picture of her nude son on Google Street View, available for the whole Internet audience to see.

It’s only been a month since Google’s Street View went public in Finland, but the complaints are pouring in, leaving officials wondering how to handle them.