Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Google Street View: Advantages and Disadvantages

Google Street View is a feature used on Google Maps that allows you to view streets of various cities in numerous countries from your computer. Advantages and Disadvantages are listed below. Please comment based on your experience with Google Street View.

Advantages
  • Allows you to view the streets of a city that you are curious about.
  • Is a great teaching technology for students.
  • If lost it can help you pin point visual landmarks, so you will know what to look for.
  • If buying a home in another state, you can view the neighborhood without actually having to leave your home.
  • Also available for mobile usage.

Disadvantages
  • Invades privacy
  • Every street is not captured, so you might have trouble locating an address.
  • Captures embarrassing moments, or illegal actions.
  • Sometimes the information is not quite up to date.
  • The zoom feature.