It has been several years since Google's influential Street View left the roads and began to map everything from shopping centers to hiking trails. The device that made this happen was called the ...

Google’s Street View got its name because in its early days all of the imagery was captured by cameras perched atop cars. For projects like these, Google uses the so-called “Trekker,” which is ...

Google has introduced an updated Trekker system used by its partners to capture locations around the world. The updated device is lighter in weight than the previous version, also featuring a "sleeker ...