Google just announced that it is taking the Trekker, its backpack-sized Street View camera system into the Grand Canyon to map the National Park’s hiking trails. Instead of having to huff and puff ...

Google has taken to the Grand Canyon with unwieldy backpacks to gather Street View photography, continuing its expansion of Google Maps and cocking a further snook at Apple's upstart iOS rival app.

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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Google (GOOG) and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart ...

The search giant hasn’t revealed where it’ll take its backpacks next, but we expect to see more landmarks documented in this way soon. Intriguingly, Google has said multiple times that it wants to add ...

Google announced a partnership with the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) last week, outlining the tech giant’s plan to utilize a backpack-mounted version of its Street View mapping ...

What do you get when you put an almost 4-foot high backpack on someone that's barely 5-foot-2? A lot of screaming, balancing, and wobbling. SEE ALSO: Google's Street View Gets Stunning Imagery from ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and ...

Against the scenic backdrop of Northern California's Mount Tam, the search giant unveils its latest effort to stitch together a comprehensive view of the world. Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and ...

For the first time, Google Maps has taken its Street View camera technology off-road, mapping the more than 5,900 miles of the TransAmerica Trail in the U.S. with a little help from Ford Motor Company ...

Street-view cameras were mounted for first time on a backpack Google wants to deploy backpack cameras at national forests, ancient ruins and more The trekker captures images every 2.5 seconds GRAND ...