Google wins again in the map wars against Apple as Google maps has just added an extra 250,000 miles of road from several different countries. Granted Apple’s map app is pretty new(a few weeks in ) but this has to be disheartening as the competitor has 1 upped them again. Only if Apple could do things different. They would have kept their deal with Google.
The update adds more than 250,000 miles of roadways in 17 countries, said Ulf Spitzer, Google’s Street View program manager, in a blog post Thursday.
The Street View feature on Google Maps lets users see a real-world, 360-degree view of locations. Showcasing Google’s global reach, the new coverage areas include parts of Macau, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Canada and the United States.
Since launching in 2007, Google Street View had captured 20 petabytes of data in 48 countries. The company uses cars, trikes, snowmobiles and people outfitted with custom cameras to capture 360-degree images around the world.
In the new update, Google also added a spate of “special collections” to the feature, providing virtual tours of attractions around the globe.
[cnn]
