Google Street View in Latin America

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Google' Street View Camera Car in Villa-Lobos Park in São Paulo on January 7, 2010.

In Latin America, Google Street View is currently available in parts of Mexico, Brazil and Chile. It has also been planned for parts of Argentina,[1] Colombia (in process),[2] and Peru (in process),[3]

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Background [edit]

Mexico [edit]

In Mexico, first reports of sightings came in from Mexico City as early as April 2009 and now Google Street View cars are being spotted in many Mexican states. On November 9, 2009, Street View was made available in cities of Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Cancún and Puerto Vallarta.[4]

On February 10, 2010, more places were added.

On April 15, 2010, more areas of Mexico were uploaded. Although complete coverage has not yet occurred (in some cities only main streets are imaged), numerous locations including communities in Baja California and Ciudad Juárez now had extensive street-level coverage with this update.

In August 2012, panoramic views of 30 Mesoamerican archaeological sites were added.[5]

Filming of Street View in Mexico began in October 2008.

Brazil [edit]

In September 2010, the first cities from Brazil were added.[6] The service started with 51 cities, most from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and greater metropolitan areas. Historic cities such as Ouro Preto, Diamantina and Tiradentes were also included. Google is expecting to cover 90% of Brazilian streets in two years.[7]

Google is also working on "Street View" for Brazil's rainforests. Pedal-powered trikes are being used to film the forests, and boats with 3-D cameras are being used to navigate the Amazon River.[8]

In the initial release of Brazil's Street View, two dead bodies were found in the images. These were later removed.[9]

Filming of Street View in Brazil began in April 2009.

Chile [edit]

On September 25, 2012, parts of Chile were added including Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Concepción.[10]

Filming of Street View in Chile began in January 2012.

Timeline of introductions [edit]

Note: Bold indicates locations available in newer high quality view, and italic bold indicates locations partially available in high quality view.

Date Major locations added
Monday, November 9, 2009 MexicoMexico City, Azcapotzalco, Álvaro Obregón, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Puerto Vallarta Monterrey, Apodaca, San Nicolás de los Garza, San Pedro Garza García, Guadalupe-Nuevo León, Bucerías, Cancún, Puebla, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, and more locations
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Mexico Expansion of coverage in the cities that were spotted, road connections and part of Tijuana
Thursday, April 15, 2010 MexicoHermosillo, Tijuana, Ensenada, San Luis Río Colorado, La Paz, Nogales, Guaymas, Ciudad Obregón, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Delicias, Parral, Saltillo, Gómez Palacio, Torreón, Reynosa, Río Bravo, Matamoros, Ciudad Victoria, Altamira, Ciudad Madero, Tampico, Miramar, Culiacán, Mazatlán, Durango, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Tepic, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Rioverde, Ciudad Fernández, Ciudad Valles, Tepatitlán, León, San Francisco del Rincón, Silao, Guanajuato, Irapuato, Salamanca, Celaya, Apaseo el Alto, Apaseo el Grande, Salvatierra, San Miguel de Allende, Poza Rica, Querétaro, Acámbaro, San Juan del Río, Tequisquiapan, Pachuca, Xalapa, Veracruz, Papantla, Colima, Villa de Álvarez, Zamora, Uruapan, Morelia, Toluca, Zumpango, Jaltenco, Tultepec, Tecámac, Ojo de Agua, Coacalco de Berriozábal, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, Teotihuacan, Ciudad Nicolás Romero, Cuautitlán, Buenavista, Texcoco, Chimalhuacán, Chicoloapan de Juárez, Magdalena Contreras, Xochimilco, Xico, Ixtapaluca, Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Tlaxcala, Apizaco, Cuernavaca, Jiutepec, Temixco, Tepoztlán, Tlayacapan, Yecapixtla, Cuautla, Juchitepec, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Amecameca, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mérida, Ticul, Oxkutzcab, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Progreso, Chetumal, Zihuatanejo, Acapulco, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Cristóbal de las Casas
Thursday, September 30, 2010 Brazil São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Contagem, Betim, Sete Lagoas, Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Diamantina, São João Del Rei, Congonhas, Campinas, Santos, Guarujá, Praia Grande, Cubatão, Mongaguá, Itanhaém, São Vicente, Diadema, Santo André, São Caetano do Sul, Mauá, Jandira, Osasco, Itapevi, Barueri, Carapicuíba, Taboão da Serra, São Bernardo do Campo, Guarulhos, Caieiras, Jundiaí, Várzea Paulista, Franco da Rocha, Francisco Morato, Caieiras, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Itaquaquecetuba, Suzano, Mogi das Cruzes,Poá,Arujá, Embu, Cotia, Itapecerica da Serra, São Roque, Ibiúna, Rio Grande da Serra, and others.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Brazil Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Florianópolis, Pelotas, Paranaguá, Lages, Águas de Lindóia, Almirante Tamandaré, Americana, Amparo, Araçariguama, Araçoiaba da Serra, Araras, Araucária, Araxá, Atibaia, Barbacena, Bertioga, Biritiba Mirim, Boituva, Bom Jesus dos Perdões, Bragança Paulista, Cabreúva, Cachoeirinha, Campina Grande do Sul, Campo Largo, Campo Limpo Paulista, Canoas, Capivari, Caraguatatuba, Cascavel, Caxias do Sul, Cerquilho, Charqueada, Colombo, Cordeirópolis, Elias Fausto, Guararema, Holambra, Igaratá, Ilhabela, Indaiatuba, Ipeúna, Iracemápolis/SP, Itanhaém, Itapira, Itatiba, Itu, Itupeva, Jarinu, Jaraguá do Sul, Joinville, Laranjal Paulista, Limeira, Lindóia, Londrina, Mogi Guaçu, Mogi Mirim, Monte Mor, Montes Claros, Morungaba, Nazaré Paulista, Nova Odessa, Patos de Minas, Paulínia, Pedreira, Peruíbe, Piedade, Pindamonhangaba, Piracaia, Piracicaba, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Poços de Caldas, Porto Feliz, Rio Claro/SP, Rio das Pedras, Rio do Sul, Salto, Salto de Pirapora, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Santa Gertrudes/SP, Santa Isabel, Santa Maria, Santana de Parnaíba, Santana do Livramento, São Bento do Sul, São José dos Campos, São José dos Pinhais, São Luís do Paraitinga, São Pedro/SP, São Sebastião, Serra Negra, Socorro, Sorocaba, Sumaré, Taubaté, Tietê, Tuiuti, Ubatuba, Uberaba, Valinhos, Várzea Paulista, Vinhedo, Votorantim and more rural areas.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Brazil Part of Negro River and some nearby settlements.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Brazil Angra dos Reis, Apucarana, Aracaju, Araguari, Arapongas, Araraquara, Assis Chateaubriand, Assis, Avaré, Barra do Piraí, Bauru, Brasília, Cabo Frio, Cambé, Campina Grande, Campo Mourão, Campos, Cascavel, Castro, Catanduva, Cianorte, Cruzeiro, Feira de Santana, Fortaleza, Franca, Goiânia, Goioerê, Guaratinguetá, Ilhéus, Imperatriz, Ipirá, Itabuna, Itapetininga,Itapeva, Jaboticabal, João Pessoa, Juazeiro do Norte, Juiz de Fora, Lençóis Paulista, Londrina, Lorena, Luziânia, Macaé, Maceió, Marília, Maringá, Matão,Mossoró, Muriaé, Natal, Ourinhos, Paranavaí, Paraty,Petrolina, Piraju, Presidente Epitácio, Presidente Prudente, Recife, Resende, Ribeirão Preto, Rolândia, Salvador, São José do Rio Preto, São Luis, Sertãozinho, Teresina, Toledo, Trairi, Ubatuba, Uberlândia, Umuarama, Vila Velha, Vitória da Conquista, Volta Redonda[11]
Mexico Pre-Hispanic archeological sites, such as Chichen-Itza, Monte Albán, Palenque,Teotihuacan, Tula, Hidalgo and Xochicalco[5]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Chile Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concepción[10]
Monday, March 18, 2013 Argentina Aconcagua Summit, Camp Colera, Camp 1 and 2, Plaza Argentina, Casa de Piedra, Pampa de Leñas (Argentina)[12]

Areas included [edit]

Brazil

State Major cities/areas
Amazonas Part of Negro River and some nearby settlements.
Minas Gerais Aranha, Araxá, Barbacena, Belo Horizonte, Betim, Brumadinho, Caeté, Contagem, Confins, Congonhas, Curvelo, Diamantina, Florestal, Igarapé, Itabirito, Itaguara, Itaúna, Juatuba, Lagoa Santa, Luz, Mariana, Mário Campos, Mateus Leme, Montes Claros, Ouro Preto, Patos de Minas, Pará de Minas, Pedro Leopoldo, Poços de Caldas, Raposo, Ribeirão das Neves, Rio Acima, Sabará, Santa Luzia, São José da Lapa, Sarzedo, Sete Lagoas, Uberaba, Vespasiano.
Paraná Almirante Tamandaré, Araucária, Campina Grande do Sul, Campo Largo, Cascavel, Colombo, Curitiba, Londrina, Paranaguá, São José dos Pinhais.
Rio de Janeiro Araruama, Barra Mansa, Belford Roxo, Duque de Caxias, Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Guapimirim, Iguaba Grande, Itaboraí, Itaguaí, Japeri, Magé, Mangaratiba, Mendes, Mesquita, Nilópolis, Niterói, Nova Friburgo, Nova Iguaçu, Paracambi, Petrópolis, Piraí, Queimados, Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, São João de Meriti, Saquarema, Seropédica, Tanguá, Teresópolis,[13] Volta Redonda.
Rio Grande do Sul Cachoeirinha, Canoas, Caxias do Sul, Pelotas, Porto Alegre, Santa Maria, Santana do Livramento.
Santa Catarina Florianópolis, Jaraguá do Sul, Joinville, Lages, Rio do Sul.
São Paulo Águas de Lindóia, Americana, Amparo, Araçariguama, Araçoiaba da Serra, Araras, Arujá, Atibaia, Barueri, Bertioga, Biritiba Mirim, Boituva, Bom Jesus dos Perdões, Bragança Paulista, Cabreúva, Caieiras, Campinas, Campo Limpo Paulista, Capivari, Caraguatatuba, Carapicuíba, Cerquilho, Charqueada, Cordeirópolis, Cotia, Diadema, Elias Fausto, Embu, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Franco da Rocha, Guararema Guarujá, Guarulhos, Holambra, Ibiúna, Igaratá, Ilhabela, Indaiatuba, Ipeúna, Iracemápolis/SP, Itanhaém, Itapecerica da Serra, Itapevi, Itapira, Itaquaquecetuba, Itatiba, Itu, Itupeva, Jacareí, Jandira, Jarinu, Jundiaí, Laranjal Paulista, Limeira, Lindóia, Mairiporã, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi Guaçu, Mogi Mirim, Mongaguá, Monte Mor, Morungaba, Nazaré Paulista, Nova Odessa, Osasco, Paulínia, Pedreira, Peruíbe, Piedade, Pindamonhangaba, Piracaia, Piracicaba, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Poá, Porto Feliz, Praia Grande, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Claro/SP, Rio das Pedras, Rio Grande da Serra, Salto, Salto de Pirapora, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Santa Gertrudes/SP, Santa Isabel, Santana de Parnaíba, Santo André, Santos, São Bernardo do Campo, São Bento do Sul, São Caetano do Sul, São José dos Campos, São Luís do Paraitinga, São Paulo, São Pedro/SP, São Roque, São Sebastião, São Vicente, Serra Negra, Socorro, Sorocaba, Sumaré, Suzano, Taubaté, Tietê, Tuiuti, Ubatuba, Valinhos, Vargem Grande Paulista, Várzea Paulista, Vinhedo, Votorantim.

Chile

Region Major cities/areas
Region Metropolitana Cerrillos, Cerro Navia, Conchali, El Bosque, Estacion Central, Independencia, La Cisterna, La Florida, La Pintana, La Granja, La Reina, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Lo Espejo, Lo Prado, Macul, Maipú, Ñuñoa, Padre Hurtado, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Peñalolen, Providencia, Pudahuel, Puente Alto, Quinta Normal, San Miguel, San Joaquín, San Ramon, Santiago Centro, Vitacura.
Biobio Region Concepción, Chiguayante, Coronel, Hualpen, Hualqui, San Pedro de la Paz, Talcahuano.
Valparaiso Region Con Con, Limache, Quilpue, Quillota, Reñaca, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar.

Mexico

State Major cities/areas
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Arteaga
Baja California Tijuana (All Metropolitan Area and vicinity), Ensenada, Mexicali, Playas de Rosarito, Tecate, San Felipe, Algodones, Lázaro Cárdenas, La Misión, Cataviña, Vicente Guerrero, Valle de Guadalupe, Santa Isabel, El Sauzal, Guadalupe Victoria, San Quintin, La Salina, Rosario, La Mesa, Mesa de Otay
Baja California Sur La Paz, San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, Guerrero Negro, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé, Ciudad Insurgentes, Ciudad Constitucion, Todos Santos
Campeche Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutierrez, San Cristóbal, Comitán, Tapachula
Chihuahua Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ojinaga, Casas Grandes, Delicias, Hidalgo del Parral, Cuauhtemoc
Coahuila Saltillo, Monclova, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Ciudad Acuña, Ramos Arizpe
Colima Colima, Manzanillo, Tecoman
Distrito Federal Distrito Federal (All Metropolitan Area and vicinity)
Durango Durango, Gómez Palacio
Guerrero Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Iguala, Zihuatanejo,
Guanajuato Leon, Silao, Irapuato, Celaya, Salamanca, Salvatierra, Acámbaro, San Francisco del Rincon, Dolores Hidalgo, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Juventino Rosas
Hidalgo Pachuca, Tula, Tepeji
Jalisco Guadalajara (All Metropolitan Area and vicinity), Puerto Vallarta, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Ciudad Guzmán, Tepatitlan, Lagos de Moreno, Ocotlan, La Barca, Chapala, Ameca, Tala
Mexico Toluca, Cuautitlán, Ecatepec de Morelos, Naucalpan, Metepec
Michoacán Morelia, Lázaro Cárdenas, Apatzingan, Uruapan, Zitacuaro, Zacapu, La Piedad, Zamora, Sahuayo
Morelos Cuernavaca, Cuautla, Temixco
Nayarit Tepic, Ixtlan del Rio, Compostela, Las Varas, Xalisco, Tuxpan, San Blas
Nuevo León Monterrey (All Metropolitan Area and vicinity)
Oaxaca Oaxaca, Tuxtepec, Salina Cruz
Puebla Puebla de Zaragoza, Atlixco, Tehuacan
Querétaro Querétaro, San Juan del Río, Tequisquiapan
Quintana Roo Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel (Riviera Maya), Tulum, Chetumal, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Isla Mujeres
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Matehuala, Ciudad Valles, Rioverde
Sinaloa Culiacán, Escuinapa, Guamuchil, Guasave, Mazatlán, Los Mochis
Sonora Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregon, Nogales, San Luis Rio Colorado, Caborca, Navojoa, Cananea, Agua Prieta, Guaymas, Empalme
Tabasco Villahermosa, Cardenas
Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Ciudad Victoria, Matamoros, Tampico, Ciudad Mante, Madero
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala
Veracruz Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Minatitlan, Boca del Rio, Tuxtla, Cordova, Xalapa, Poza Rica, Tuxpan
Yucatán Mérida, Celestun, Progreso, Valladolid, Ticul, Oxkutzcab
Zacatecas Zacatecas, Sombrerete, Guadalupe, Jerez, Fresnillo, Valparaíso, Nochistlan

Competing products [edit]

  • Argentina: Two Argentine analogues also exist, one is called Mapplo,[14] which is the first street view in Latin America.[15] Fotocalle, another Argentine project, is the first street view in the world that provides HD pictures.[16]
  • Chile: Chilean company Publiguías released a service similar to Google's Street View in December 2010 called "Street Diving". It currently offers views of Providencia and Santiago communes, with plans to expand it to other communes in the future.[17] XYGO launched a street view service in April 2011 partially covering seven cities.[18]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Los triciclos de Google se preparan para llegar a las calles argentinas". Infobae.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  2. ^ "Google Street View arranca en Colombia". Eltiempo.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
  3. ^ "Vehiculos de Street View inician recorrido en Peru". Googleamericalatinablog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
  4. ^ "México ya es accesible, calle por calle, en Internet". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  5. ^ a b "Google Street View now available for Mexico archaeological sites - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
  6. ^ "Serviço Google Street View chega ao Brasil | Infosfera". Wp.clicrbs.com.br. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  7. ^ Gustavo Petró Do G1, em São Paulo. "G1 - Street View estreia na América do Sul com 51 cidades brasileiras - notícias em Tecnologia e Games". G1.globo.com. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  8. ^ "Google Street View Cameras Map The Amazon". SkyNewsHD. November 10, 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  9. ^ "Google Street View snaps dead bodies in Brazil". The Press NZ. May 10, 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  10. ^ a b "Google Lat Long: Introducing Imagery of Chile and Croatia on Google Maps". Google-latlong.blogspot.co.uk. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
  11. ^ Do G1, em São Paulo. "G1 - Serviço Street View adiciona 77 novas cidades brasileiras - notícias em Tecnologia e Games". G1.globo.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
  12. ^ Official Blog: Explore Everest, Kilimanjaro and more with Google Maps
  13. ^ O Diário de Teresópolis. Teresópolis no Google Street View
  14. ^ "Buenos Aires Street view". Mapplo.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Mapplo: Primer street view de latinoamerica". Blogs.lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved August 27, 2010. [dead link]
  16. ^ Paulita. "Fotocalle: Un Street View argentino con imágenes panorámicas de 50 megapíxels". Dotpod.com.ar. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 
  17. ^ "Publiguías a lo 'Street View': Inaugura sistema de mapas con imágenes reales – Publimetro". Publimetro.cl. Retrieved December 11, 2010. 
  18. ^ Lanzan en Chile nueva alternativa para ver mapas de ciudades con visión en 360°, EMOL, April 15, 2011.
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