At the Where 2.0 conference in San Jose, Google announced new enhacements to its Web-based Google Maps which add street-level panoramic view to selected locations, plus Mapplets, which enable developers to create mini-programs which operate within Google Maps.
Google’s new Street View feature adds 360° street-level panorama photographs to selected locations, enabling users to get a ground-level understanding of an area directly within Google Maps. Although Google plans to roll out Street View photographs for additional locations over time, initially Street View is available for selected portions of San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Denver, and Miami.
