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Google Street View in Asia

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Google Car in Nangang District, Taipei

In Asia, Google Street View is available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. This includes territories disputed by both Israel (Golan Heights and West Bank) and India (northern Arunachal Pradesh). It is also available for a few select tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China, Iraq, and Pakistan.[1][2]

Timeline of introductions

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Service in Japan was introduced on August 5, 2008. Japan's coverage was initially concentrated in five areas with a total of 10 camera icons. The service has faced criticisms from bloggers in Japan of cultural insensitivity.[3]

On May 26, 2011, Google announced that, in India, capturing of Street View images in Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka, had started. However, Google Street View was banned from Bangalore on June 21, 2011.[4]

On September 2, 2011, Google has revealed that its Street View feature will be introduced to the country in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand.[5]

On September 3, 2011, Google started to collaborate with Tourism Malaysia to record Malaysian locations to be featured on its Google Map Street View.[6]

On January 24, 2012, Google Street View was launched in South Korea starting with imagery from the country's capital, Seoul, as well as South Korea's second largest city, Busan.[7]

Google Street View in Jordan was launched in November 2015 which included 43 archaeological sites. On the announcement day, Queen Rania wrote on the announcement and praised tourism enhancing efforts in Jordan.[8]

Since March 2022, a large amount of Street view, taken by Google since November 2021, has been added in Bangladesh. This coverage covers mostly agricultural areas of Dhaka Division, and as of April 2022 it continues to expand every few days.

On July 27, 2022, Google added street view coverage in ten major cities of India and its surroundings, ending thus the 11-year-old ban on Google Street View. The footage is shot from Tech Mahindra and Genesys companies and licensed to Google. There is planning for a rollout of the service in national level, and there are daily additions of Indian roads into the platform.

On March 22, 2024, Google added street view coverage throughout the country of Kazakhstan, covering all regions. The coverage mostly consists of major roads and urban areas.[9][10]

In April 2024, Google added street view coverage in Lebanon.[11]

In January 2025, Google added street view in Coron in The Philippines.[12]

In June 2025, Google restored street view in Vietnam, but there were no announcements about it.[13]

Areas covered

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District/Region Major cities/areas
Sylhet roads all over the Sylhet city
Dhaka roads all over the Dhaka city
Chittagong roads all over the Chittagong city
Khulna roads all over the Khulna city
Dhaka–Chittagong Highway Complete coverage through DhakaChittagong highway route.
Dhaka–Khulna Highway Complete coverage through DhakaKhulna highway route.
Khulna–Shamnagar Highway Complete coverage through Khulna–Shamnagar highway route.
Cox's Bazar Several tourist attractions, Marine Drive Rd, Beach Area and some roads across the town.
Area
roads all over the country
Area
major roads, and landmarks
Region Major cities/areas
Sichuan Province Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding,[14] Jinsha Site Museum
Beijing Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Forbidden City[15]
There also are some selected attractions and museums in Beijing (Forbidden City), in Wuhan, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Suzhou.
Region Major cities/areas
Hong Kong Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and Northern part of Lantau Island
Region Major cities/areas
Macau Macau, Taipa, Coloane and Cotai

In 2016, the Government of India denied Google's request to cover India through Street View photography, citing concerns that military installations or other sensitive areas would be photographed.[16][17]

In 2022, after a change in government policy, Google was permitted to launch in India; its Street View project in the country is a partnership with Genesys and Tech Mahindra.[18] It competes with MapmyIndia.[18] At launch in July 2022, Street View covered 150,000 km of roads in India; it also formed partnerships with traffic authorities in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Gurgaon, and Agra.[18]

As of October 2024, it is available to some extent in all states and union territories.

Region Major cities/areas
Andhra Pradesh All major cities and roads
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Baratang Island, Middle Andaman (major cities), North Andaman, Shaheed Dweep, South Andaman, Swaraj Dweep
Arunachal Pradesh Changlang, Itanagar, Khonsa, Miao, Naharlagun, NH13, Roing, some ICBRs
Assam All major cities and roads
Bihar
Chandigarh Full coverage
Chhattisgarh All major cities and roads
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Full coverage
Delhi Full coverage (excluding parts of New Delhi and Shahdara districts)
Goa Full coverage
Gujarat
Haryana All major cities and roads
Himachal Pradesh Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Kalka–Shimla Railway, Kaza, Manali, Palampur, Shimla, Solan district
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu, Kathua, Samba
Jharkhand All major cities and roads
Karnataka
Kerala Full coverage
Ladakh Choglamsar, Leh, Sakti
Lakshadweep Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kiltan
Meghalaya All major cities
Mizoram All major cities (except Kolasib)
Madhya Pradesh All major cities and roads
Maharashtra
Manipur Imphal
Nagaland NH 702D (up to Chanki)
Odisha All major cities
Puducherry All major cities and roads
Punjab All major cities
Rajasthan All major cities and roads
Sikkim All major cities
Tamil Nadu All major cities and roads
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand All major cities (except Haldwani)
West Bengal All major cities and roads

Google Street View covers most regencies and cities in Sumatra (except most of Aceh), Java, Nusa Tenggara Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi, and North Maluku (includes Ternate, Tidore, and parts of Halmahera). There is currently no official coverage in Maluku (province) and the Papua region, if it exists, then all of them are unofficial. Before 2015, only Java, Madura, and Bali were covered by the Street View.

In October 2019, Google excluded and removed most of the Street View images of Aceh due to a controversial incident.[19] The Banda Aceh City Government considered suing Google about why the inappropriate image can be easily passed and shown to public. Even so, the government still allows Street View recordings in certain places that are not in roadways. The City Government also reported this incident to Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

Since then, only parts south of Subulussalam; several meters away from border gate between Southeast Aceh Regency and Karo Regency; parts east of Lhokseumawe; a very small (several meters long) fragment of Teuku Nyak Arief Road at Banda Aceh, a fragment of Blang Bintang Lama Road and a Chinese housing complex at Neuheun in Aceh Besar Regency are currently covered in Aceh. In October 2025, Google added Street View coverage in Southeast Aceh Regency to Gayo Lues Regency.

Region Major cities/areas
Sumatra All major road, town and cities covered by Trans-Sumatran Highway, including Nias Island, Bangka Belitung Islands, Batam, Bintan Island, and Bengkalis
Java Full coverage, including Bawean, and Madura
Lesser Sunda Islands Full coverage in Bali (except Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan) and Lombok (except Gili Islands)

All major road and towns in Sumbawa, Komodo (island), Flores, Sumba, Lembata, Alor Island, Timor

Kalimantan All major road, town and cities covered by Trans Kalimantan Highway, including Derawan, Laut Island, Nunukan, and Tarakan
Sulawesi All major road, town and cities covered by Trans-Sulawesi Highway, Lembeh, Muna Island, Buton
North Maluku Ternate, Tidore, and parts of Halmahera
Region Major cities/areas
Baghdad National Museum of Iraq
Region Major cities/areas
Northern District Kfar Kama, Kibbutz Merhavia
Haifa District Haifa, Nahsholim
Tel Aviv District Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan Safari
Jerusalem District Jerusalem, Mini Israel, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Israel Museum
Southern District Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

The West Bank, which is widely recognised internationally as part of Palestine, is also covered in Street View. The coverage also includes Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Region Major cities/areas
Chūbu Niigata, Sado, Nagoya, Gifu
Chūgoku Okayama, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa
Kansai Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
Kantō Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama
Kyūshū Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Hirado, Kumamoto, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa, Miyako Islands, Kagoshima
Tōhoku Sendai, Fukushima, Morioka
Region Sites
North Region Jerash monuments, Jerash Museum, Ajloun castle, Ajloun Forest Reserve, Ajloun Museum, Umm Qais Archaeological site, Umm Qais Museum, Capitolias (Beit Ras), Pella (Tabaqet Fahl), Rihab church, Umm el-Jimal, Qasr Al-Hallabat
Central Region Al-Maghtas (Baptismal site), Surb Karapet Armenian Apostolic Church, Amman Citadel, Umayyad Palace, Roman amphitheater, Odeon theater, Jordan Museum, Iraq Al-Amir, Qasr Amra, Qasr Al-Azraql, Qasr Al-Kharanah, Mount Nebo, Madaba Church, Qasr Machaerus, Ma'in Hot Springs, Dead Sea Panorama Complex, Dhiban, Umm ar-Rasas, Qasr Tuba, Qasr Al-Qatraneh, Karak Castle, Lowest point on earth Museum, Lot Cave
South Region Tafilah, Fenyan eco-lodge, Montreal Crusader castle, Athruh, Aqaba Fortress, Petra
Region Major cities/areas
Abai Region Semey, Kurchatov
Akmola Region Kökşetau, Akkol, Atbasar, Shchuchinsk, Makinsk, Stepnyak, Esil, Ereymentau, Stepnogorsk, Burabay, Derzhavinsk
Aktobe Region Aktobe, Komsomol'skoe
Almaty Almaty
Almaty Region Alatau, Kaskelen, Qonayev
Astana Astana
Atyrau Region Atyrau, Inderbor, Kulsary
East Kazakhstan Region Oskemen, Ridder
Jambyl Region Taraz, Kulan
Jetisu Region Taldykorgan, Sary-Ozek
Karaganda Region Karaganda, Temirtau, Shakhtinsk, Balkhash Saran, Botakara
Kostanay Region Kostanay, Rudny
Kyzylorda Region Kyzylorda, Aral
Mangystau Region Aktau, Zhanaozen, Fort-Shevchenko
North Kazakhstan Region Petropavl
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Bayanaul
Shymkent Shymkent, Sayram
Turkistan Region Turkistan, Zhetisay, Kentau
Ulytau Region Jezkazgan, Satpayev, Karazhal
West Kazakhstan Region Oral
and major roads
Region Major cities/areas
Bishkek Bishkek
Chuy Region Kara-Balta, Sosnovka, Tokmok
Issyk Kul Region Balykchy, Bokonbayevo, Karakol
Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad
Naryn Region Kochkor, Naryn
Osh Region Osh, Uzgen
Talas Region Talas
and major roads
  • Landmarks: State History Museum, Gumbez of Manas
Region Major cities/areas
Champasak province Pakse
Louangphrabang province Luang Prabang
Savannakhet province Savannakhet
Vientiane Prefecture Vientiane
Vientiane province Vang Vieng
Region Major cities/areas
Federal Territories Greater Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya
Johor Batu Pahat, Johor Bahru, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Muar, Pekan Nanas, Segamat,
Kedah Alor Setar, Baling, Jitra, Kulim, Sungai Petani
Kelantan Gua Musang, Kota Bharu, Machang, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Tumpat
Malacca Ayer Keroh, Alor Gajah, Jasin, Malacca City
Negeri Sembilan Bahau, Gemas, Jempol, Kuala Pilah, Naning, Nilai, Port Dickson, Rembau, Seremban, Tampin,
Pahang Bentong, Cameron Highlands, Cherating, Fraser's Hill, Genting Highlands, Kuala Lipis,Jerantut, Kuantan, Pekan, Raub, Rompin, Temerloh
Penang George Town Conurbation
Perak Batu Gajah, Hulu Perak, Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Sitiawan, Taiping, Tanjung Malim, Teluk Intan
Perlis Kangar, Kuala Perlis, Padang Besar
Selangor Banting, Kajang, Klang, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Kuala Selangor, Morib, Petaling Jaya, Puchong, Rawang, Sabak Bernam, Semenyih, Sepang, Shah Alam, Subang, Subang Jaya
Sarawak Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri
Sabah All major towns
Terengganu Chukai, Dungun, Kerteh, Jerteh, Kuala Terengganu, Marang
Region Major cities/areas
Ulaanbaatar streets in Ulaanbaatar. Sükhbaatar Square and National Academic Drama Theatre in Ulaanbaatar. Also Bagakhangai, Baganuur, Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue and Night views of center of Ulaanbaatar
Dornogovi Province Erdene, Sainshand, Züünbayan, Zamyn-Üüd
Orkhon Province Erdenet
Darkhan-Uul Province Darkhan
Selenge Province Züünkharaa, Sükhbaatar, Altanbulag, Khüder
Töv Province 13th Century Complex, Bayan, Erdene, Zuunmod
various part of Mandalgovi and more locations

  Nepal

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Region Major cities/areas
Sagarmatha Zone several single shots in an area 10–15 km west/southwest of Mount Everest, including Gokyo Lakes, Gorakshep, Kala Patthar, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche Monastery
Khumbu Region Lukla, Phakding, Khumjung, Phortse, Panboche, Dughla, Lobuche, Thamu, Thame

Upcoming Google Street View coverage for Oman was confirmed in February 2024,[20] and was published in October 2024.

Area
roads all over the country
District/Region Major cities/areas
Lahore Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal, Lahore Museum, Badshahi Mosque, Tomb of Jahangir, Walled City of Lahore, Shalimar Gardens, Quaid-e-Azam Library, Shrine of Hazrat Mian Mir, Tomb of Malik Ahmad Ayaz, Kamran's Baradari, Lahore Fort, King Edward Medical University, Government College University (Lahore), University of the Punjab (Allama Iqbal Campus) and Wazir Khan Mosque[2][21][22]
Sheikhupura Hiran Minar Monument and Park, Tomb of Waris Shah, Sheikhupura Fort[2][21][22]
Rawalpindi Mankiala/ Stupa of Buddha[2][21][22]
Kasur Shrine of famous poet and Sufi saint Bulleh Shah[2][21][22]
Sahiwal Harappa Archaeological Site and Museum[2][21][22]
Bahawalpur Derawar Fort[2][21][22]
Chakwal Katasraj temple, complex of temples, lake and a Buddhist stupa[2][21][22]
Jhelum Rohtas Fort and Museum[2][21][22]
Region Major cities/areas
Metro Manila Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela
Ilocos Region Pangasinan, national road from Pagudpud to Laoag in Ilocos Norte, Crisologo St., Plaza Burgos and Salcedo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, national roads in Agoo, Tubao, Santo Tomas and Rosario in La Union
Cagayan Valley Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya
Cordillera Flora and Santa Marcela in Apayao, Baguio, La Trinidad and Mount Pulag in Benguet, major roads in Pinukpuk, Rizal and Tabuk in Kalinga
Central Luzon Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales
Calabarzon Cavite including the island of Corregidor, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal and Quezon
Mimaropa Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and major roads in Palawan
Bicol Region Albay, Camarines Sur and national roads in Camarines Norte, and Sorsogon
Western Visayas Iloilo, Guimaras, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental
Central Visayas Metro Cebu and nearby towns including Mactan Island all in Cebu, views of ocean floor near Apo Island in Dauin, Negros Oriental
Eastern Visayas Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar, Samar, Northern Samar
Northern Mindanao Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, major roads in Bukidnon, and major roads in Lanao del Norte including Iligan
Caraga Major roads in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, Surigao City and its nearby towns
Soccsksargen General Santos, South Cotabato, major roads across Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and Cotabato
Davao Region Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, major roads in Davao de Oro, and major roads in Davao Oriental
Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur, national roads in Zamboanga Sibugay, Dipolog and Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte
Bangsamoro Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur
Region Major cities/areas
Doha Museum of Islamic Art

Hamad International Airport

Al Khor Part of Doha and Al Khor
Region Major Cities/areas
Siberian Federal District Novosibirsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo, Tomsk, Barnaul, Prokopyevsk, Novokuznetsk, Achinsk, Leninsk-Kuznetskiy, Biysk, Yurga and Rubtsovsk
Ural Federal District Ekaterinburg, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Surgut and other cities
Far Eastern Federal District Artyom, Birobidzhan, Yakutsk, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure,

Ishim, Magadan, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Gorno-Altaysk, Korsakov, Kyshtym, Kyzyl, Langepas, Nakhodka, Nazarovo, Partizansk, Severouralsk, Tobolsk, Ussuriysk, Zarinsk

For European Russia, see Google Street View in Europe

Google Street View have removed imagery on the following areas from 21 July 2025 (Monday) due to security reasons.[23]

Prohibited Road From To Reason
Admiralty Road West Naval Driving School
Airport Road Paya Lebar Airbase, Air Force School
Ama Keng Road Training Plot 12 (Ama Keng)
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 CTE Bishan Depot
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 Ang Mo Kio Police Division
Bartley Road East Paya Lebar Airbase, Kim Chuan Depot
Bedok North Avenue 4 Bedok North Bus Depot, Bedok Police Division
Bedok North Road Bedok Reservoir Road Tampines Avenue 10 Bedok Waterworks
Bedok North Bus Depot
Bishan Road Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 Kallang River Bishan Depot
Boon Lay Way Toh Tuck Avenue Tradehub 21 Ulu Pandan Bus Depot
Bukit Batok Street 23 Bukit Batok Bus Depot
Bukit Timah Road CTE Kampong Java Road Bukit Timah Waterworks, Istana, KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Bulim Avenue Bulim Bus Depot
Business Park Drive Ulu Pandan Bus Depot
Cantonment Road Central Police Division
Changi North Way Changi Prison
Choa Chu Kang Way Lorong Kebasi Lorong Bistari Kranji Camp
Clementi Avenue 4 Former Clementi Police Division
Clementi Avenue 5 Former Clementi Police Division
Clementi Loop Clementi Camp
Clementi Road Police Protective Security Command
SIM University Brookvale Drive Maju Camp
Commonwealth Avenue West Jalan Lempeng Sungei Ulu Pandan Clementi Police Division
Compassvale Bow Hougang Telephone Exchange
Defu Avenue 1 Hougang Bus Depot
Eu Tong Sen Street/New Bridge Road Hospital Drive Cantonment Road Police Cantonment Complex/Central Police Division
Irrawaddy Road Ministry of Home Affairs
Jalan Bahar PIE Jurong West Avenue 3 Jurong Police Division
Jalan Gali Batu Entrance to Training Plot 6 / Gali Batu Depot
Jalan Kwok Min Training Plot 6 (Mandai)
Jalan Sungei Poyan SAFTI City / SAFTI Live Firing Area
Jurong Island Entire Jurong Island Jurong Island
Jurong Pier Road Jurong Island Checkpoint
Jurong Port Road Jurong Port
Kallang Road Crawford Street Rochor River ICA Building
Kampong Berih Road SAFTI Live Firing Area
Kampong Java Road Tanglin Police Division
Keng Lee Road Tanglin Police Division
Kim Chuan Road Kim Chuan Depot
Kranji Road Kranji Bus Depot, Kranji Water Reclamation Plant
Laguna Golf Green Changi Depot
Lentor Avenue Lower Seletar Camp and Seletar Bus Depot
Lim Chu Kang Coast Road SAFTI Live Firing Area
Lim Chu Kang Road Jalan Bahtera Sarimbun Avenue Neo Tiew Buildings
Lorong Asrama Training Plot 6 (Mandai)
Lorong Danau Jalan Sungei Poyan Nanyang Avenue Chua Chu Kang Camp / SAFTI Live Firing Area
Lorong Kebasi/Mowbray Road Kranji Camp, Mowbray Camp, Police Dog K9 Unit
Loyang Avenue Pasir Ris Street 21 Loyang Way Loyang Bus Depot
Farnborough Road Loyang Way Changi Airbase West, Hendon Camp
Loyang Way Loyang Avenue Upper Changi Road North Selarang Camp
Maju Drive Maju Camp
Mandai Avenue Mandai Crematorium, Nee Soon Camp
Mandai Road Mandai Hill Camp and Mandai Camp 2, Mandai Bus and Train Depot
Neo Tiew Road Neo Tiew Buildings
Old Choa Chu Kang Road Tengah Airbase, Keat Hong Camp, HomeTeam Academy
Old Tampines Road Changi Prison
Pasir Laba Drive SAFTI Live Firing Area
Pasir Laba Road Pasir Laba Camp
Pasir Panjang Road Currency House
Pasir Ris Drive 3 Loyang Bus Depot
Peng Kang View SAFTI Live Firing Area
PIE Pasir Laba Road Peng Kang Avenue Pasir Laba Camp, Jurong Camp and SAFTI Military Institute
CWT Jurong East MOBOT Bukit Batok Bukit Batok Bus Depot
Tampines Avenue 5 Sungei Bedok Bedok North Bus Depot, Changi Electrical Substation
Pioneer Road Pioneer Crescent Shipyard Road ExxonMobil Refinery
Pioneer Sector 2 Tuas Naval Base
Rangoon Road Electrical Substation
Seletar Aerospace Drive Piccadilly Punggol Barat Drive Seletar Camp
Sembawang Road Yishun Avenue 1 Yishun Avenue 7 Sembawang Airbase, Khatib Camp
Sengkang East Avenue Sengkang Depot
Shan Road Ministry of Home Affairs
Shipyard Road ExxonMobil Refinery
SLE Woodlands Avenue 12 Mandai Road Sembawang Airbase, Mandai Depot
Mandai Crematorium Upper Seletar Reservoir Nee Soon Camp
Soon Lee Road Soon Lee Bus Depot
Sungei Gedong Road Sungei Gedong Camp
Tampines Avenue 2 Tampines Telephone Exchange
Tampines Avenue 5 Tampines Telephone Exchange
Tampines Road Tampines Link KPE Paya Lebar Airbase and Paya Lebar Ammunition Depot
Tanah Merah Coast Road Changi Naval Base
Toh Tuck Avenue Toh Tuck Link PIE Ulu Pandan Depot
Transit Road Nee Soon Camp
Tuas Checkpoint Tuas Checkpoint
Tuas West Drive Tuas Link MRT Station Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Tuas Depot
Tuas West Road Tuas Depot
Upper Bukit Timah Road Cashew Road Bukit Panjang Road Ministry of Defence HQ
Upper Changi Road North Tanah Merah Besar Road Changi North Street 1 Changi Prison
Upper East Coast Road Upper East Coast Bus Terminal Sungei Bedok MRT Station Bedok Camp
Upper Jurong Road Benoi Road Jurong West Street 93 Jurong Camp and SAFTI Military Institute
Woodlands Avenue 3 Woodlands Police Division
Woodlands Checkpoint Woodlands Checkpoint
Woodlands Industrial Park E4 and Industrial Park E9 Woodlands Bus Depot
Woodlands Road KJE Gali Batu Close Gali Batu Depot
Wrexham Avenue SAFTI Live Firing Area
Wrexham Drive SAFTI Live Firing Area
Wrexham Road SAFTI Live Firing Area / Singapore Rail Test Centre
Xilin Avenue Upper Changi Road East Laguna Golf Green Changi Depot
Yio Chu Kang Crescent Seletar Bus Depot
Yio Chu Kang Road ST Engineering, NCS Hub
Region Major cities/areas
Seoul All 25 districts of Seoul.
Busan Major districts of Busan.
Incheon Parts of Yeongjong-do including Incheon International Airport.
Gyeonggi-do Gwacheon, Anyang, Bucheon, Gimpo, Goyang, Guri, Gwangmyeong, Hanam, Namyangju, Seongnam, Siheung, Suwon, Uiwang and Yongin.
Gyeongsangnam-do Parts of Gimhae and Yangsan.
Area colombo
All major roads and most other roads.[24]

Full Coverage

Region Major cities/areas
Northern Taiwan Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County
Central Taiwan Taichung City, Changhua County
Southern Taiwan Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County
Eastern Taiwan Ilan County, Hualien County, Taitung County
Outlying Islands Kinmen County, Lienchiang County
Region Major cities/areas
Northern Thailand Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Uttaradit
Northeastern Thailand Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yasothon
Central Thailand Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Chai Nat, Kamphaeng Phet, Lopburi province, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Sawan, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Saraburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sing Buri, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Uthai Thani
Eastern Thailand Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat
Western Thailand Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Tak
Southern Thailand Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Phang Nga, Phatthalung, Phuket, Ranong, Satun, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Trang, Yala
Region Major cities/areas
Adana Ceyhan, Çukurova, İmamoğlu, Kozan, Saimbeyli, Sarıçam, Seyhan, Yüreğir
Ankara Anıtkabir
Istanbul SALT institution, Pera Museum; indoor views
Çanakkale Province Landmarks on southern part of Gallipoli peninsula
Region Major cities/areas
Dubai Most major roads, Dubai International Airport (including inside views of an Airbus A380 25°14′34″N 55°22′19″E / 25.242748°N 55.37196°E / 25.242748; 55.37196), Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Area
Sea Cow Island (a.k.a. Île Vache Marine), Danger Island and Middle Brother Island (a.k.a. Île du Milieu)
Region Main areas
Northern Vietnam Roads and main cities with no limited coverage such as Yên Bái, other main cities with limited coverage such as Thái Nguyên.
Central Vietnam Roads present in all the region except areas of national parks, main cities such as Vinh, Nha Trang and Hue, smaller cities with limited coverage such as Đồng Hới.
Southern Vietnam Street view present all around Ho Chi Minh City and Cần Thơ, roads around the region, except coastal areas.

Controversies

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As in other places, there has been controversy surrounding plans to bring Street View to various Asian countries.

In Israel, there have been concerns that introducing the service could increase the risk of terrorism to which the region is prone.[25]

In India, the Government had rejected Google Street View until June 2022.This was due to privacy concerns. But in June 2022 the Indian Government allowed Street View in many cities of India including the capital city New Delhi. Now it is available in Mumbai, Bangaluru, Chennai and many others. Security establishments became wary of allowing such image capturing given that planning for the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai is believed to have involved photographic reconnaissance of targets by Pakistani American David Coleman Headley. The Indian Government had plans to talk about Google Street View in India, but in March 2018 Government of India finally rejected the Google Street view plan[26] citing that this will compromise the country's security. However, many users have uploaded an increasing amount of Street view in various parts of India, such as Bengaluru and Kerala, among many others. Finally in July 2022 Government of India allowed Google to launch Street View services across the country.

Google had to reshoot all images in Japan because the camera cars that took the original photographs were originally too high, leading to privacy concerns. Japanese houses are generally built quite close to the road. Roads are also narrow, often without pavements. Such factors led to privacy concerns with the original photographs.[27]

Police in South Korea raided Google offices in that country in order to determine whether Street View was legal.[28]

In 2013, people in Tambon Sa-iap village, Song district in Phrae province, Thailand, mistakenly believed that the Street View car was surveying the village for the unwanted Kaeng Suea Ten Dam project and blocked it, not allowing it to take photographs. They also arrested the driver and interrogated him to determine if he was working for the dam project. He was released after swearing on the Buddha that his work was not related to the dam project. After confirming his story, the village's leaders apologized for the misunderstanding.[29][30]

In Indonesia, Google was forced by the Banda Aceh City Government to remove almost every Street View image of Aceh in 2019, leaving exceptions to Langsa, Aceh Tamiang, Southeast Aceh, Aceh Singkil, and Subulussalam City (as well as Street View recordings of certain places that are not in roadways). This incident was caused by some foreigners that were uploading inappropriate images, some of which contain two naked foreigners. One of them wrote the sentence "Protest sharia law."[31] on his hand. The city government discovered this and considered suing Google, as well as asking it why the inappropriate images could be so easily shown to the public.[19] The City Government also reported this incident to Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. With this incident, the government continues to use this as the main reason for defending the Law of Information and Electronic Transactions Act.

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