Google Street View Service Available in Ireland
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Google Street View launched in Ireland this week.
Street View’s online panoramic mapping service gives internet users a “car’s eye view” of streets while allowing them to virtually explore a location.
Over 80,000 km of roads, as well as Ireland’s top tourist destinations and historic monuments, including the new Aviva Stadium, Dublin Zoo, the Botanical Gardens and Fota Wildlife Park, have been mapped and snapped. Images for the Irish version of the service have been collated since 2009.
Speaking at the official launch, Mary Hanafin commented on the benefits the service will have for Irish tourism. The Minister acknowledged people’s concerns about their privacy being breached, however deputy data protection commissioner Gary Davis said his office worked closely with Google to ensure that any privacy concerns were dealt with before the launch date.
The launch is good news for Google; it had a minor brush with the Office of the Irish Data Protection Commission earlier this year but the company has now satisfied all data protection requirements.
