Google Adds 13 Metro Areas To Street Views, Plus New API Support

By Barry Schwartz

Published: March 28, 2008 at 9:20 am

The Google LatLong Blog announced the expansion of street views to Google Maps. Google added 13 new metropolitan areas and Yosemite National Park. The 13 metro areas include Albuquerque, NM, Anchorage, AK, Austin, TX, Cleveland, OH, Fairbanks, AK, Little Rock, AR, Madison, WI, Nashville, TN, Rockford, IL, Richmond, VA, Spokane, WA, St. Petersburg, FL, and Tampa, FL.

In addition, the Google Maps API blog announced that street views has been added to the Google Maps API. This will enable you to embed street views directly on your own sites or applications.

For more help on implementing street views on your site, see Google’s documentation, reference, demos, and for help visit Google Groups.

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Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.

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