What is Street View?

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Where Google is collecting Street View next

Discover where we’re headed next with the Street View car or the Street View trekker

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Contribute to Street View

Showcase your local community, share your surroundings, make businesses pop on Google Maps, map local roads or update Street View yourself. There are many ways to contribute, all designed to help you make a splash on Google Maps.

Street View trusted program

Street View trusted program

Trusted pros are experienced photographers equipped to create Street View - both at street level and indoors. Bring your surroundings to life on Google Maps by reaching out to a trusted pro.

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Publish connected photos

Publish connected photos

With a new beta feature in the Street View app, you can create Street View with your Android smartphone

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Shoot and share on the go

Shoot and share on the go

Get Street View-ready gear and publish images on the go with the Street View app.

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Engage your customers, drive business

Build trust and attract customers to your door — offer a high-quality virtual tour that leads them from the street to your storefront and right inside your business.

  • When searching for businesses, consumers use mapping products 44% of the time.

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  • On average, 41% of these place searches result in an on-site visit.

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  • Listings with photos and a virtual tour are twice as likely to generate interest.

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  • Study Details

    • An online survey was conducted with consumers who had searched online for a restaurant or hotel within the previous 30 days (using any device).
    • A total sample of 1201 respondents was collected between July 21st and August 2nd, 2015.
    • Different versions of a local business listing (one for a hotel, the other for a restaurant) were created to include basic info, photos and/or a virtual tour (the same media were used to create each version).
    • Respondents were asked to view one of the different versions for each business (in a randomized order). Each respondent viewed:
      • 1 hotel listing + 1 restaurant listing; and
      • 1 listing with a virtual tour + 1 listing without a virtual tour.
    • Note: Presentation of alternate listings were randomized evenly and consistently throughout the field.
    • After viewing each listing, respondents were instructed to rate their interest in booking a reservation.
    • Ratings for alternate listings (with a tour versus without) were aggregated to understand the impact of virtual tours on interest in the featured business.

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Work with a trusted photographer or agency

Contact and hire a trusted photographers and agencies to enhance your business visibility on Google Maps

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Street View success stories

See how others have brought Street View to their community.

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    Zanzibar

    Watch Street View trusted photographers collective World Travel in 360 (WT360) talk about Project Zanzibar

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    Myanmar

    Explore Myanmar with this short video showcasing the amazing work of photographer Niya Lynn Seck and his colleagues from 3XVIVR Productions.

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    Zimbabwe

    Watch Tawanda Tawanda tell his story about mapping Zimbabwe with Street View.