Google, after 8 years, updates its Street View cameras
The new cameras will allow you to capture sharper photos than the current ones, at a higher resolution and with better color rendering: the placement of the device on the roof of the vehicle will be maintained, but the ” sphere ” at the top of the structure will now be able to count on as many as 7 cameras each with a 20 megapixel sensor.
Best cameras mean better photos, with this basic philosophy Google, has undertaken the update of the devices mounted on board their cars dedicated to the Street View project: the days of the big cameras on top of the Google cars are now outdated, it is underway the program of improvement of this most significant technology of the last eight years.
The new cameras will allow you to capture sharper photos than the current ones, at a higher resolution and with better color rendering: the placement of the device on the roof of the vehicle will be maintained, but the ” sphere ” at the top of the structure will now be able to count on as many as 7 cameras each with a 20-megapixel sensor; in addition, there are also two additional cameras to capture HD photos and two laser radar on the front and back.
Post acquisition will take care of the machine learning capabilities and the AI functions of Google, which through algorithms developed and perfected over the years, are able to detect for example names and street numbers, automatically adding them to the Google database: the latest versions software are also able to identify company names, logos and signs, and we are also working to identify and memorize the type of stores and also the acquisition of small indications on display in their windows, such as timetables of opening.
The vice president of Google, as well as responsible for the mapping of Street View, Jen Fitzpatrick, states that in future Google Maps may be able to answer more detailed questions that refer to how the world really looks, such as ” What is the name of the pink store next to the church on the corner? ” questions posed in this form will have an immediate answer only if we acquire and organize ” richer and more detailed information ” , explains Jen.
Since 2007, Google Street View has been taking long and wide photos all over the world, and its fleet of Street View devices includes cars, snowmobiles, backpacks and also carts for the acquisition of photographs even in environments such as museums and shops.
If you want to travel randomly in the Street View world or maybe just look at one of the richest collections of photos taken from the digital world of Google, we suggest you to visit the MapCrunch – Random Street View website and with the ” Go! ” move in a purely casual way in any corner of the planet, or browse the gallery of the best photos found and reported by visitors.
