Google Street View

Street View makes it simple to get a 360-degree view of almost any street, making it ideal for researching potential trip destinations or to take a casual tour of the world from the comfort of home

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What is Google Street View?

Now you can take tours of the country's streets and alley, virtually. Google Street View was relaunched in India recently, about six years after being banned from the country. Here's more about it

Street View is a virtual representation of the streets and the surroundings on Google Maps, consisting millions of panoramic images, which create a real-world experience

Tech Mahindra and mapping firm Genesys will work with US technology giant to 360-degree view of streets, landmarks

MapmyIndia has already made live a part of its repository - covering nearly 100,000 kilometres across hundreds of cities and highways for free for consumers

Users can collect own Street View imagery and put it in the right place on Google Maps.

Some countries have been reluctant to grant Google access due to worries linked to data collection

Fears of street-level images compromising national security believed to be the reason