Google Streetview: The Update

fringsters the long wait is finally over for streetview fans in Taiwan, Portugal, and Switzerland. Thats right boys and girls Google streetview finally supports your countries.

For those of us here in Africa though the wait is far from over, however the good news is that Google is busy mapping roads in South Africa, so hopefully we will be streetview friendly before 2010.

Google also today introduced a new street view trike to explore pedestrian-focused areas. The new Google trike is perfect for those hard to reach locations, a recently launched sample of the trike in action is the all new streetview of Lego Land California.

Finaly for those who have been yerning for years to have the Google street view crew visit your area, Google has just launched their Streetview Partner Program, “Now, any organization or business can apply to have their property featured in Street View.” The most recent partner locations are: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Thunderhill Raceway Park, and San Diego State University.

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“If you happen to work at a location that you think would be a great fit for the Partner Program, be sure to click here to find out more about how you too can be featured in Street View.”