Street View has been a huge hit with the public, and it’s incredibly useful when you need to get directions somewhere and want to see what it looks like beforehand, or if you just want to take in some virtual sightseeing on your lunch break. There are a lot of things that people don’t know about Google Street View, however, so here’s an article to tell you eight things that many users might not know about it. Use these tips to get the most out of Google Street View! 8 things you didn’t know Google Street View could do
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1) What does your house look like
You probably don’t want your neighbors or people you live with to see what your house looks like when viewed on street view. Luckily, it is possible to blur out houses in street view. You can select Manage location permissions for a particular address, and there will be an option for hiding that location from street view.
2) How does it compare?
If you’ve been Googling street view for a while now, chances are you already know most of what it can offer. But if a new technology is making its way into your industry, it’s worth taking a fresh look at those options. In some cases, that might mean getting familiar with something like RFID tags—and doing so before your competition does.
3) Finding Your Address on Street View
How to find your address on google street view. You don’t need to see your address in order to find it on Google Maps, but if you want to make sure that everything looks right, there’s a way for you to do that as well. It may sound complicated, but it’s actually pretty easy once you know what steps to follow.
4) Hidden Driveways and Roads
If you’re looking for a house, but not just any old house, and something that stands out, then why not check out Google Street View. You might find hidden driveways and roads that are not visible on maps or in person but are totally accessible via street view. This can be a cool way to find obscure houses that have great architecture.
5) Seeing inside buildings
Want to see inside a building on Google Maps but don’t have permission? No problem! Just zoom into the building in question, tap Street View and drag around until you find an angle that provides a view inside. Then just turn off Google’s Street View user interface layer switch in order to get rid of everything but what’s happening inside. It’ll look a bit like this
6) Where are all the street view cars?
Because they’re electric and need to get charged, most of the cars don’t drive continuously. Rather, they spend most of their time parked in charging stations across various locations. (Source: Secretsofthefed) What happens when it rains?: The cameras are water-resistant, but if it rains too hard for too long, that can damage them. So Google does not run street view vehicles when there is a significant risk of rain or snow. (Source: Secretsofthefed)
7) Notable Missing Locations
Though Street View’s reach is far, it does not yet include every nook and cranny on Earth. Here are eight interesting places that you cannot see with your own eyes using a computer screen The NSA: The National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland is one of many government buildings off-limits to Street View cars for security reasons. The agency has been in hot water for its surveillance programs, but still remains one of America’s most secretive institutions.
8) Can I Delete Myself from Street View?
No, but you can contact Google and ask for your photos to be taken down. You’ll have to provide a copy of an ID (driver’s license or passport), as well as proof of residence, such as a utility bill. All personal information in your photo must also be blurred out. But there are some exemptions: if an image has newsworthy value or it was caught at a particularly interesting angle, then it might not get removed.
