Google Street View (UK) To Get ‘Path View’

Over the past few months there’s been a lot said about Google Street View (UK) whether it’s how useful it is now, what potential it holds for future navigation methods or just highlighting people’s concerns over privacy – this even caused a privacy blockade in Broughton stopping the Google Car collecting images.

Well Google have now announced a further addition to Google Street View, it will now be adding a “Path View” by deploying special ‘Google Trikes’ that will carry the now familiar Street View camera around footpaths in specific locations which will be voted for by the public at Street View Suggestions.

There are five categories of places that are being voted upon which have been chosen by VisitBritain:

• Castles
• Coastal Paths
• Natural Wonders
• Historic Buildings and Monuments
• Stadiums

Presumably by involving the public in voting for which places should be covered by this “Google Path View” scheme, they will know which places are of most interest and perhaps side-step more issues over privacy?

Interesting that Google are already diversifying their Street View service in this way at such an early stage given that it has actually covered so little of the actual roads in and around town/cities in the UK and Europe. It does make me wonder just how far they will continue to go with their Street View service, to what level will they actual capture imagery, will it be of all the cities, towns or villages?

What do you think to this idea? Would you like to be able to check out and get your your bearings of various tourist attractions/football stadiums/public arenas before you actually visit them with a virtual tour? Or would this spoil the experience for you? Does this give you anymore thoughts on the topic of Google Street View privacy concerns?

Via – ZDNet

Related Pages:

1. Google Street View (UK) Goes Live
2. Google Street View Now Covers Whole Of UK (Almost)
3. Google Street View (UK)
4. Google Street View (UK) Cleared Of Privacy Concerns
5. Google Street View ‘Privacy Blockade’ in Broughton (UK) Backfires?

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