“Since our launch of Street View in May 2007, it has consistently been one of Google Maps’ (and Google Earth’s) most popular features. We’ve also found that it has been one of the features that folks are most curious about, so we have given our Street View overview site a refresh that puts everything you wanted to know about Street View in one place.”
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Earlier this year, Google announced the launch of the Transit Layer, a feature that makes it easier for citizens and tourists around the globe to access public transportation line information in their cities. They’re continuously expanding the coverage of Transit Layer, and have added support for transit systems in China, Japan and Russia, which are some of the most complex and remarkable metro lines in the world. The Transit Layer is not only useful to plan a visit, but also to see a city’s history, structure of transportation systems, and daily life.
