Fast forward to today: There are now over 220 billion Street View images from over 100 countries and territories - a new milestone - allowing people to fully experience what it’s like to be in these places right from their phone or computer. You can use Google Street View to visit the world’s tallest building without having to test your fear of heights.Fifteen years ago, Street View began as a far-fetched idea from Google co-founder Larry Page to build a 360-degree map of the entire world. Google highlighted three global destinations that have been the most popular on the service. The service has gone beyond the street, into landmarks, into space, and under the sea.

Since 2007, over 220 billion images have been shared, with over 10 million miles accumulated in the journey. Pictures published to Street View are captured using cars that are equipped with special 360 cameras. In 2007, the world saw the very first Google Street View images in San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, and Denver.

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The tech giant is celebrating 15 years since the service launched, which lets you roam the streets of practically any destination in the world.Īlong with the celebration announcement, Google is sharing some of its favourite photos from over the years, from Paris to India to Victoria, BC.

Google announced a recent milestone for its Street View service, a feature of Google Maps that allows you to literally hit the street.

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