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Last week in Google Street View (Week 11, 2023)

Discover what happened in Google Street View last week (13 - 19 March 2023)

Main Events

  • March 2023 coverage is now available in Austria.
  • An update happened on the list of future coverage this week:
    • Estonia was added to the list from March to October
    • South Africa is now planned from March to December
    • Poland was added to the list from March to November
    • Greece is now planned from March to September, however the data is not published on the website yet
    • Thailand got new provinces added: Chiang Mai, Yasothon, Roi-et, Chonburi and Rayong

New Coverage

In Bangladesh the latest updated that started last week in Khulna division progressed well with many new areas being added.

Similarly, Chittagong also saw more roads being added since last week’s update.

In southern France a lot of small roads were added around the town of Albi.

A few roads were added in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

In Central Java new roads were added west of Semarang.

In Castille-la-Mancha, Spain, new roads were added between Madrid and Albacete.

Imagery Update

Last week updates were found in 9 countries. Austria already started to receive its first 2023 coverage.

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Australia
Australia
Queensland
Flag of Austria
Austria
Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Upper Austria
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Chittagong, Khulna
Flag of France
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Brittany, Grand Est, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
Central Java, Lampung, North Sulawesi, West Sumatra
Flag of the Philippines
Philippines
Calabarzon
Flag of Spain
Spain
Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Navarre, Region of Murcia, Valencian Community
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
England, Scotland, Wales
Flag of the United States
United States
Arizona, California, Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Note: information is gathered by our community, assisted with tools, as Google do not provide any information about updates. It may be incomplete but should be reliable.

Google Car Spotting

Last week Google Street View cameras were reported 30 times by people from 11 different countries.

As we are now entering the second half of March, Google resumed the drive in many countries, notably in Europe from the Baltics to Greece. A Dutch truck loaded with cars for Romania was seen around Vienna and later seen in Bucharest. This is not uncommon to have cars moved between countries like this as many European countries are visited by cars from other countries, mostly with Dutch and German cars.

In Bangladesh the cars started to drive in the Barishal division, which seems to be the next step after Khulna.

Cars are still running in Israel with another spotting done in Tel-Aviv again. Since all the pictures of the cars were taken in Tel-Aviv district (except one in Jerusalem), it is still unknown if Google drove in more districts though some people said they saw the car outside of those two cities (without any visual proof).

In Rwanda the pickup with the Trekker was spotted again in Kigali. For now all the spotting were made in the capital and it is unknown if they drove outside of it. Since it has been around 7 months of driving in Rwanda it may be a possibility as it is a lot of time for one city, however it can only be speculation. Bad weather can happen a lot during winter and it is possible they couldn’t drive a lot in the past months.

One car was also spotted in Turkey and Colombia, confirming they still drive in those countries.

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Austria
Austria
Vienna (multiple cars in a truck, on their way for Romania)
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Barishal, Dhaka, Khulna
Flag of Belgium
Belgium
Wallonia and more*
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
Ceará, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
Flag of Colombia
Colombia
Santander
Flag of France
France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Flag of Greece
Greece
Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary*
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
West Java and more*
Flag of Israel
Israel
Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy
Italy
Lazio
Flag of Japan
Japan
Kanagawa and more*
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
Vilnius
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
Mexico*
Flag of the Philippines
Philippines
Central Visayas
Flag of Romania
Romania
Bucharest (same cars spotted near Vienna), Constanța
Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda
Kigali City
Flag of Spain
Spain
Andalusia, Aragon, Community of Madrid and more*
Flag of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taipei
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
Bangkok
Flag of Turkey
Turkey
Kocaeli
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
England
Flag of the United States
United States
Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas 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)