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Last week in Google Street View (Week 46, 2022)

Discover what happened in Google Street View last week (14 - 20 November 2022)

Main Events

  • A new country was added on Street View: Qatar.
  • November 2022 coverage is now available in Bulgaria, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. October 2022 is now available in Brazil and Qatar.
  • No update happened on the list of future coverage this week.

New country: Qatar

On Friday Google added the first road coverage in Qatar. Before that, the country only had official coverage of the Hamad International Airport and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.
This new coverage was made on the occasion of the football world cup held in the country this year. Since 2010 and South Africa, Google often added Street View in countries that held major sport events and it was known Qatar was going to get coverage. However it was expected to be Trekker views of the stadiums, not regular streets.

Global view of the covered areas (in pink)

As visible on the picture above, the coverage is quite limited. Google only released data around five stadiums although the car did drive more that those areas as the blue lines can suggest. It is unknown why no more coverage was published. It could be government restrictions, or the fact Google only published this two days before the start of the event and lacked time to publish everything correctly. Also, out of the eight stadiums used for the world cup, only five received coverage. Notably, the stadiums inside Doha were all left out.

The coverage was made using a gen 4 Trekker on a pickup, similar to the recently updated countries in Africa. This leads to a huge pickup being visible on Street View.

An example of Street View in Qatar with the visible pickup

Surprisingly no Trekker coverage is available inside or in the pedestrian areas around the stadiums. It is not known if Google plans to release this kind of coverage neither if more roads will be published in the future.

Continuous Updates

Last week updates were found in 25 countries. Outside of the addition of Qatar, no major update happened. Small additions and regular updates can be found in the following countries:

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Australia
Australia
Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Flag of Austria
Austria
Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Upper Austria
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Tocantins
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Razgrad, Ruse, Targovishte, Veliko Tarnovo
Flag of Canada
Canada
British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
Flag of Denmark
Denmark
Southern Denmark, Zealand
Flag of France
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
Heves, Komárom-Esztergom
Flag of India
India
Odisha, West Bengal
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
Bengkulu, Lampung, South Sulawesi, West Java, West Nusa Tenggara
Flag of Ireland
Ireland
Roscommon
Flag of Italy
Italy
Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Tuscany, Veneto
Flag of Latvia
Latvia
Bauska, Dobele, Ogre, Riga, Sigulda, Tukums
Flag of the Netherlands
Netherlands
South Holland
Flag of Norway
Norway
Innlandet
Flag of the Philippines
Philippines
Ilocos
Flag of Qatar
Qatar
Al Daayen, Al Khor, Al Rayyan
Flag of Romania
Romania
Giurgiu, Gorj, Mureș, Vâlcea
Flag of Slovakia
Slovakia
Nitra, Trnava
Flag of Slovenia
Slovenia
Laško
Flag of Spain
Spain
Basque Country, Cantabria, Catalonia, Murcia, Valencian Community
Flag of Sweden
Sweden
Halland
Flag of Turkey
Turkey
Aksaray, Ankara, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kütahya, Manisa, Niğde, Yozgat
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
England, Scotland, Wales
Flag of the United States
United States
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington

Note: information is gathered from the community, assisted with tools, as Google do not provide any information: it may be incomplete but should be reliable.

Google Car Spotting

Last week Google Street View cameras were reported 60 times by people from 18 different countries.

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Argentina
Argentina
Córdoba
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
Pará, Paraná, São Paulo, Sergipe
Flag of Canada
Canada
British Columbia
Flag of Croatia
Croatia
Istria
Flag of Denmark
Denmark
Capital Region
Flag of Finland
Finland
Uusimaa
Flag of France
France
Hauts-de-France
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia*
Flag of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland*
Flag of Italy
Italy
Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia-Romagna
Flag of Japan
Japan
Japan*
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
Mexico, Tamaulipas and more*
Flag of Poland
Poland
Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Silesian
Flag of South Africa
South Africa
South Africa*
Flag of Spain
Spain
Andalusia, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Murcia
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
Roi Et, Ubon Ratchathani and more*
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
England and more*
Flag of the United States
United States
Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, Washington and more*
* the subdivision couldn’t be identified

Note: information is gathered from social networks and news. Information may be not verified and may include reports older than a week (but never older than one month)