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Invisible Landscapes: When Digital Tools Fail to Document

Matthew Maganga — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

An online search away from any computer are eye-level views of many of the world’s cities. This technology is powerful – allowing people to have an in-depth look at the cities they might one day visit, live in, or work in. It’s a useful tool for understanding buildings on a more comprehensive level than photographs. This technology is, of course, Google Street View – which recently turned fifteen years old.

Gaudí, Wright, Niemeyer and Le Corbusier: Take a Virtual Tour Through Iconic Architecture

Belén Maiztegui — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0000

With a sizable portion of the world's population hunkered down at home, online activities have become the go-to for those looking to fill, often hours, of newfound free time. Thanks to the cooperation of several companies, anyone with an internet connection now has access to a trove of online educational (courses, workshops, tutorials) and recreational (documentaries, digital books, virtual tours) activities that can be enjoyed from home. Just a few years ago, Google Street View was a practical tool for virtually navigating the world's metropolitan and suburban centers. Today, thanks to technological improvements and user-driven data collection, Street View has become a way to glimpse inside some of the world's most iconic buildings.

Agoraphobic Traveller Takes Incredible Photos Through Google Street View

Yiling Shen — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

The Instagram account @streetview.portraits presents stunning images of people and architecture from Arizona to Kyrgyzstan. At first glance, it seems to be the work of a professional photographer gallivanting across the globe, but the owner of the account is actually Jacqui Kenny, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia and anxiety, capturing these beautiful images through Google Street View.

Walk Inside: Google Cultural Institute Puts New York's Guggenheim On The Map

James Taylor-Foster — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:00:00 +0000

The Google Cultural Institute have teamed up with New York City's iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1959, to open its doors through Street View. Additionally, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has made over 120 artworks from its collection available for online viewing. "Using Street View technology, it will now be possible to tour the museum’s distinctive spiral ramps from anywhere online," the Foundation said.

Before & After: 30 Photos that Prove the Power of Designing with Pedestrians in Mind

Constanza Martínez Gaete — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Providing more public space for pedestrians is one of the main goals of urban renewal projects taking place in cities around the world.

Go Around the World in Far Less Than 80 Days with Google Street View

Patricia Arcilla — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:00:13 +0000

Daydreaming about that round-the-world trip you've been planning for years? Covering over fifty countries and seven continents, Google Street View allows you to embark on the journey from the comfort of your own desk, no passport necessary.

Google Street View Reveals What Makes Our Cities Feel Safe

Vanessa Quirk — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

"We found images with trash in it, and took the trash out, and we noticed a 30 percent increase in perception of safety. It's surprising that something that easy had that large an effect." So Phil Salesses, one of the authors of a PLOS ONE paper studying the perception of safety, class and uniqueness in city streets tells The Atlantic Cities. By comparing images from Google Street View of Boston and New York in the US and Linz and Salzburg in Austria, and photoshopping out individual elements (such as trash or graffiti) to fine tune the results, Salesses and his collaborators have gathered quantitative evidence to answer an often subjective question: what makes citizens feel safe? Learn more about Salesses' research at The Atlantic Cities and read the paper here.