Google�s Street View enters Mongolia

AFP, ULAN BATOR: After recording images of towns and cities across the world, Google’s Street View service launched yesterday in a less likely location—the vast, sparsely-populated Asian country of Mongolia.
The US technology giant used a horse-drawn sled to carry its image capturing camera to remote locations including Lake Khovsgol, Asia’s second-largest body of fresh water.
To capture rugged mountains near the Gobi desert, a local operator carried the camera in a backpack, Google said as it launched the service in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator.
At the event held jointly with government officials, the California-based firm unveiled digital representations of 5,500 kilometres of road.
“Google hopes that bringing Street View to Mongolia will raise awareness of the country as an emerging destination for visitors around the world, and support the country’s economic growth moving forward,” said company representative Susan Pointer.
Slightly larger than a basketball, Google’s camera contains 15 individual fixed-focus lenses that simultaneously capture a 360 degree image roughly every three metres.

Google�s Street View enters Mongolia

AFP, ULAN BATOR: After recording images of towns and cities across the world, Googles Street View service launched yesterday in a less likely locationthe vast, sparsely-populated Asian country of Mongolia. The US technology giant used a horse-drawn sled to carry its image capturing camera to remote locations including Lake Khovsgol, Asias second-largest body of fresh water. To capture rugged mountains near the Gobi desert, a local operator carried the camera in a backpack, Google said as it launched the service in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. At the event held jointly with government officials, the California-based firm unveiled digital representations of 5,500 kilometres of road. Google hopes that bringing Street View to Mongolia will raise awareness of the country as an emerging destination for visitors around the world, and support the countrys economic growth moving forward, said company representative Susan Pointer. Slightly larger than a basketball, Googles camera contains 15 individual fixed-focus lenses that simultaneously capture a 360 degree image roughly every three metres.