Google StreetView Rolling In Rural Indiana

Oct 14, 2007 at 11:10pm ET by Greg Sterling

We were sent the picture above of a Google Chevy Cobalt, presumably taking StreetView images, from a reader who snapped the picture in rural Knox, Indiana, which has a population of 3,721. It’s interesting that Google is straying so far from the “major metro” path here. But Gizmodo has similar shots from this summer, showing Google vehicles all over the U.S.

Here’s a close up of the same shot:

Photo credit: Shawn Shepherd

Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land, and writes a personal blog Screenwerk, examining the broader world of media and advertising. He also posts at a Local Mobile Search, which is focused on the mobile Internet.

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