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Google takes to the streets
On October 3, the government gave a green signal for Google to launch their photo-sphere marvel, Google Streetview in India. It was unveiled at the Qutub Minar in Delhi. For the time being, the street view will only be limited to 100 monuments across the country.
The project is in partnership with the Archeological Survey of India and the Ministry of Culture. Google will take panoramic images of the monuments (360 degree view) and will upload it on Google Earth, Google Maps and also on the Google Cultural Institute (initiative by Google to partner with museums and cultural institutions) which will later host the very same pictures.
In the first phase, 24 World Heritage Sites will be taken up for the online project.
The next 100 will be taken up in six months time say Google officials. The internet giant will take its own pictures of the monuments and the Archeological Survey of India will provide it with high resolution images that will be integrated onto the site, allowing users to view it in full HD. The cultural institutes will also provide text along with the images.
Pravin Srivastava, ASI director-general, said, “We are hoping that this will also increase traffic at our monuments. It is possible that the online presence of monuments can ignite people’s curiosity enough to propel them to visit the sites.”
In the case of Hyderabad, there are 21 panoramic spots in the street view option. Most of the photographs are user-donated, which have been merged to bring a 360-degree view of the location. Out of all the photos in the city’s album, the most prominent spots include Charminar, Golconda Fort and the Falaknuma Palace. There are also few religious spots including the Khairatabad Ganesh. Now for all those who missed to catch a glimpse of the idol, that’s a (360 degrees) blessing in disguise!
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