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 ...

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 ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – 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 to ...

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 ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. 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 to ...

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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 ...

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 ...

You can now go to the park in Philadelphia on your phone — not to skip out on actual nature, but to explore and plan your trip. After a yearlong process covering more than 400 miles, Philadelphia is ...

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 ...