Google Maps is a powerful tool for navigating the world around you. It provides detailed layouts to guide you through known and unknown territory, reducing the chances of getting lost. Also, Maps ...

Did you know it’s possible to have a first-person point of view of various places worldwide on Google Maps? With Street View, you can explore landmarks, see natural wonders, and virtually step inside ...

Panoramic photos are one of the coolest and most immersive ways to share a photograph these days. But, shooting one isn’t quite as simple as pointing and clicking. In fact, mastering 360 photos can be ...

Most of us rely on navigation apps to get where we need to go. There are countless options out there, but Google Maps remains the most popular. Does your smartphone ...

To blur your home on Google Street View, visit Google Maps, enter your address, open Street View, click “Report a Problem”, select “My Home”, provide details, and submit. Google will review your ...

In 15 years, Google Street View has circled the planet 400 times. WIRED walks through all those years of gadgets and gear to understand the tools Google Street View uses to map the world. Google ...

One of the first things people do when they use Google Street View is check out the place where they live. So when Tawanda Kanhema moved to the United States in 2009, he looked up his hometown of ...

Street View has enabled time wasters online since 2007. It provides a glimpse into the ordinary lives of people from all over the world, exposing the mundanity of daily existence. This is an ...

Matt Hickman is an associate editor at The Architect’s Newspaper. His writing has been featured in Curbed, Apartment Therapy, URBAN-X, and more. Google Street View is a magical, marvelous thing. After ...