Google recently launched their Street View service in the UK, which is integrated with Google Maps, and allows you to view seamless 360 degree photo panoramas of a number of locations throughout the country. It’s just like a virtual tour of those locations.
The images were captured using a camera mounted on top of a car fitted with a GPS recording system. The images are stored with their GPS location, so finding the images surrounding a covered area is straightforward. Most of London is covered.
