Google Unveils New Camera and Mobile Features as Street View Turns 15

September 1, 2022 Attila Tomaschek camera, computer, features, google, mobile

    Google built its new Street View camera to help capture images from remote corners of the world.?
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    Google’s Street View has been around for 15 years, and the tech giant on Tuesday unveiled a new camera and features to mark the occasion.?
    Google says the new camera system is roughly the size of a house cat and, weighing only 15 pounds, is designed to be “ultra-transportable,” while including all the power, resolution and processing capabilities of an entire Street View car. Though the new camera is still being piloted, Google expects to fully roll it out next year to help map and capture imagery from remote corners of the world, including the Amazon jungle.

    Google’s new Street View camera is about the size of a house cat and weighs 15 pounds.?
    Google/Screenshot by CNET
    In addition to the new camera, Google is making it easier to go back in time and view historic imagery from a location to see how a place has changed over time, dating back to 2007 when Street View first launched.?
    On iOS and Android devices, you can tap anywhere on an image, then tap See more dates?to go back through the historic imagery of a location.

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