Google Street View is finally in Malaysia.
Starting today, you can visit the many cities and neighbourhoods – as well as famous locations – here through Google’s already famous street-level photographs.
According to a report by the Malay Mail Online, about 90 per cent of peninsular Malaysia is now viewable through panoramic imagery.
“Malaysia is a diverse and constantly growing country, and by providing users and businesses with more useful map information, street view can also help create lasting economic impact,” Google Malaysia managing director Sajith Sivanandan was quoted as saying.
The images were captured over a period of one year using a camera installed on cars. Images of off-road zones were taken using a wearable backpack-mounted camera system.
Sivanandan added that although images were not real-time, they would be updated monthly or bimonthly.
On privacy, Sivanandan stressed that Street View would blur images of people’s faces and licence plates.
“Google is very responsive to any requests received from users to further blur any images that feature them,” he was quoted as saying.
