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Street View hits the stunning Swiss Alps railways
October 20, 2011
(Cross-posted on the
Official Google Blog
)
From the
Amazon
to the ancient ruins of
Pompeii
,
Street View
technology has put imagery of some of the world’s most interesting and significant sites online for everyone to enjoy. Now, for the first time in Google Maps, we’re hitting the train tracks to capture the majesty of the famous railway lines of the Swiss Alps and the surrounding scenery.
In cooperation with
Rhaetian Railway
, our Street View team has collected images from one of the world’s most scenic railway routes—the Albula-Bernina line in Switzerland—that will soon be live on Google Maps. The picturesque route through the Swiss Alps is one of most famous in the world, winding its way through wild mountain scenery from Thusis, Switzerland; past the resort town of St. Moritz; to its final stop just over the border in Tirano, Italy.
View
Albula-Bernina Line
in a larger map
A complex system of tunnels, viaducts and galleries allow the railway line to pass through the narrow valleys and climb almost 2,000 meters in altitude. It’s unique to see technology and architecture like this in a natural landscape, and the route is a popular tourist destination offering amazing photography opportunities.
To capture the stunning scenery for Street View, we mounted our
trike
—a three-wheel pedicab with a camera system on top—to a flatbed at the front of a train. As the train travelled along the line, cameras facing nine different directions captured still photos of the surrounding areas that we’re now stitching together into 360-degree panoramic views. Soon, we’ll publish the imagery on Google Maps for people around the globe to enjoy and experience themselves. The imagery will provide admirers of this route with completely new perspectives, and also help document and preserve this UNESCO World Heritage site.
In the meantime, enjoy these photos from imagery collection day:
To get the latest on Street View go to
maps.google.com/streetview
.
Posted by Ulf Spitzer, Street View Program Manager, Europe
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