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Google’s Street View trekker
The technology, first introduced in 2012, allows them to capture places around the world inaccessible by car.
A computer engineer, walks carrying a Street View trekker backpack with a 360° camera system on top, on February 5, 2016 in central Milan. The technology, first introduced in 2012, allows them to capture places around the world inaccessible by car. nAccording to Google, the Trekker is worn by an operator and walked through pedestrian walkways or trails on foot, gathering images as it goes. The images are stitched together to create the 360-degree panoramas seen on Google Maps. (Getty Images)
A computer engineer, walks carrying a Street View trekker backpack with a 360° camera system on top, on February 5, 2016 in central Milan. The technology, first introduced in 2012, allows them to capture places around the world inaccessible by car. nAccording to Google, the Trekker is worn by an operator and walked through pedestrian walkways or trails on foot, gathering images as it goes. The images are stitched together to create the 360-degree panoramas seen on Google Maps. (Getty Images)
In June 2012 Google announced new upgrades to Google maps including a feature to download maps and view offline, better 3D mapping and a backpack camera backpack camera device called Trekker that will allow Street View to go offroad on hiking trails and places only accessible by foot. (Getty Images)
In June 2012 Google announced new upgrades to Google maps including a feature to download maps and view offline, better 3D mapping and a backpack camera backpack camera device called Trekker that will allow Street View to go offroad on hiking trails and places only accessible by foot. (Getty Images)
In June 2012 Google announced new upgrades to Google maps including a feature to download maps and view offline, better 3D mapping and a backpack camera backpack camera device called Trekker that will allow Street View to go offroad on hiking trails and places only accessible by foot. (Getty Images)
In June 2012 Google announced new upgrades to Google maps including a feature to download maps and view offline, better 3D mapping and a backpack camera backpack camera device called Trekker that will allow Street View to go offroad on hiking trails and places only accessible by foot. (Getty Images)
In June 2012 Google announced new upgrades to Google maps including a feature to download maps and view offline, better 3D mapping and a backpack camera backpack camera device called Trekker that will allow Street View to go offroad on hiking trails and places only accessible by foot. (Getty Images)
