One of the cars that takes the pictures for Google Street View

A man on a Google Street View bicycle

Google Street View car in Genova, Italy

Google Street View car in Portugal

Google Street View car on display in France

Google Street View is a feature that is used by Google Maps and Google Earth to show various streets throughout the world. Urban areas have the most pictures; many rural areas have none. The program was launched on May 25, 2007 and now has 48 countries with full or partial coverage.