Media News - Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Google maps out Tour de France
Google is offering to take users through the Tour de France. The company has posted a new feature to its Maps service which allows users to view the entire route of the cycling race stage-by-stage. Users can traverse the entire 3500km course through the Street View function in Google Maps. The Street View angle places the user at street level and allows for complete 360-degree panning and zooming. Google said that the aim of the project was to offer the users a perspective similar to that of a cyclist running the race. The map will run through all 21 stages of the race, which began on Saturday in the coastal town of Brest and ends July 27th at the Champs Elysees in Paris. The tour map also serves as a promotion to kick off Street View in the European version of Google Maps. The service generated controversy when it debuted in the US and has been cause for concern with UK privacy groups. The company has introduced such features as face-blurring software to help alleviate privacy concerns. (VNU Net)
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