14 Unknown Facts about Google Maps
6. Where is North Korea?
If you try to look at North Korea using Google Maps you will only see the satellite image. It’s the only country in the world with no data available in Google Maps.
5. You can go inside museums and other buildings via Street View
Google has partnered with thousands of business owners in eight countries to bring Street View technology inside buildings. The Business Photos service is currently available in the U.S., UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Ireland and the Netherlands. In addition to various businesses, you can virtually walk around the White House and other famous landmarks.
Through the Google Art Project, you can also check out static images of art collections from 156 museums around the world.
4. Number of Street View images
The Street View team has taken tens of millions of images since the Street View project began in 2007, and they've driven more than 5 million unique miles of road.
