Google street view india

By Ankita Garg: Google is finally bringing the Street View feature to India. People will now be able to explore landmarks while sitting at home, and virtually experience any place or restaurant. Google Maps will also now help show speed limit, road closures and disruptions information, and better-optimized traffic lights in partnership with local traffic authorities. Google has announced the launch of its Street View experience in India in partnership with Genesys International, an advanced mapping solutions company, and Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions. Starting today, the new Street View feature is available on Google Maps, but only in Bangalore on a pilot basis. Google told India Today Tech that the feature will then be released to Hyderabad and later in Kolkata. Shortly after that, the Street View will be rolled out to more cities in India, including Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. It is pretty easy to access this feature. One just needs to open the Google Maps app, type the name of the location and search for it. There will be an icon at the bottom of the screen, just tap on it to get a Street View look. You will get to know the local cafes, and cultural hotspots or anyone check out the local neighborhood. "Street View will help people navigate and explore new corners of the country and the world in a more visual and accurate way, enabli...

Do you use The Street View feature helps users to get a 360 degrees view of the roads and public buildings of a city. It helps the user to get a fair idea of the routes through this feature. During an event, Google announced that it introduced Street View service with cooperation from Genesys and Tech Mahindra, the website reported. Google Street View service will be available for ten cities in India. The feature is available for these ten Indian cities, covering a distance of 1.50 lakh kilometres. 1. Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Pune 4. Nashik 5. Chennai 6. Bengaluru 7. Hyderabad 8. Vadodara 9. Amritsar 10. Ahmedabad. “India’s digital adoption continues to move at a phenomenal pace, and we remain focused on accurately modeling, reflecting, and solving for today’s rapidly-evolving India,” Google said in a statement. The tech giants plan to expand the Street View coverage to more than 50 cities by the end of this year. India is the first country where Street View has been streamlined with the help of partners. Google also said it will provide information on road closures and incidents across eight cities including Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Bangalore, and Agra, ‘to help people make informed travel decisions and avoid congestion zones.’

Bengaluru is synonymous with Since the pilot project kickstarted in Bengaluru, traffic has already been reduced by 20 per cent wait time for commuters on the road. This makes one wonder why a similar high-tech solution wasn’t proposed sooner. For the project, Google has also joined hands with local partners like The local police would use Google’s AI to improve commuters’ infamous traffic mess. Under this facility, the speed limit for a road would be displayed in the Google Maps navigation mode on the bottom left side of the phone screen. According to the authorities, Bengaluru has 14,000 km of main roads and 44,000 junctions. There are around 1,000 important junctions, out of which 398 are signalised while the rest are overseen by the police. B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), The pilot project also includes live updates on road closures, traffic incidents, and other data. Gowda explained this would ensure that commuters get real-time updates and use alternative routes through Google maps. The department is already using tech to digitise traffic challans, contactless enforcement and synchronising signals. According to authorities, Bengaluru has 14,000 km of main roads and 44,000 junctions. There are around 1,000 important junctions, out of which 398 are signalised while the rest are overseen by the police. Why now? This development comes after Google had recently nearly a decade after it was barred from capturing data in the country. For the in...

If you could take a “virtual walk” through New York’s famed Central Park sitting in Delhi earlier, now you can be in New York but stroll virtually in Delhi’s Lodhi Gardens as well, thanks to The internet search leader on Wednesday launched the feature – already available in more than 100 countries - across 10 cities in India, enabling users to get a 360-degree view of any iconic destination, restaurant or street. “This is the first time in the world that Google Maps will also show information on speed limits shared by traffic authorities, starting with Bengaluru and Chandigarh. It will also provide information on road closures and incidents on Google Maps across eight cities, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Gurugram, Bengaluru, and Agra, to help people avoid congestion zones. The US-based technology behemoth has also collaborated with the Central Pollution Control Board to make authoritative air quality information available on Google Maps. Users will be able to access this information by tapping the ‘Layers’ button at the top right and selecting the ‘Air Quality’ option. Daniel said Google would publish Street View’s Application programming Interface to local partners. Its API has been available to global partners for a while. Genesys International's partnership with Google is intended to increase the range of Street View to 1 million km by the end of the year. Tech Mahindra will be the logistics service provider for Google. Desi alternative Ma...