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Last week in Google Street View (Week 13, 2023)

Discover the updates and the additions that happened last week (27 March - 2 April 2023)

Main Events

  • March 2023 coverage is now available in Belgium
  • An update happened on the list of future coverage this week:
    • Japan: the following prefectures were updated for 2023: Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Iwate, Kanagawa, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Osaka, Okayama, Okinawa, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tottori, Tokyo, Wakayama, Yamagato, Yamanashi.
    • Philippines: Metro Manila was added back but it is an old entry from 2020-2021.
    • Taiwan: entries were updated with various district changes.
    • Hong Kong and Singapore were updated for updates between February and December 2023.
    • Indonesia was updated for updates between February and September 2023.
    • One of the entries for Bangkok in Thailand was removed, and Phetchaburi, Udon thani, Chachoengsao and Khon Kaen were added for 2023.

Note: the website was updated with a new design, and the list is now broken. The data is loaded from a wrong file, making the list being not updated anymore. The dates are also wrong as a very basic code error was made. Consequently January is displayed as 0 instead of 01 and December as 11 instead of 12. To get the correct date simply add 1 to the month’s numbers. There are many other mistakes done in this page, such as an unrelated image used to illustrate the image processing and showing the navigation functionality instead, or requiring users to do many additional clicks to show less data at once in the list, making it way less readable. This shows really well how poorly Google manages this website and the associated list.

New Coverage

This week had no major addition and very few minor additions. The most interesting ones are in Croatia but it is mostly data from the previous years being published after map updates. Other than that, a few small roads were added in a few usual countries such as Brazil and the United States.

Imagery Update

Last week updates were found in 9 countries. Not a lot of updates, but Belgium started getting its first 2023 imagery.

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Belgium
Belgium
Flanders
Flag of Croatia
Croatia
Dubrovnik-Neretva, Osijek-Baranja, Zagreb
Flag of Estonia
Estonia
Harju
Flag of Japan
Japan
Chiba, Hiroshima, Okayama, Tokyo
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
Colima
Flag of Slovakia
Slovakia
Banská Bystrica, Trnava
Flag of Taiwan
Taiwan
Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Taipei City
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Wales
Flag of the United States
United States
Texas
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 69 times by people from 24 different countries. More countries started getting car spotting again, such as Chile, Germany, Ireland or Poland. Google apparently still drives in Kenya with the pickup being seen in Mombasa. Israel and Panama are still being imaged as well.

CountrySubdivisions
Flag of Austria
Austria
Vienna and more*
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Barishal
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo
Flag of Chile
Chile
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Flag of Finland
Finland
Ostrobothnia, Uusimaa
Flag of France
France
Hauts-de-France, Normandy, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Flag of Germany
Germany
Lower Saxony
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
Pest
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia*
Flag of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland*
Flag of Israel
Israel
Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy
Italy
Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria
Flag of Japan
Japan
Chiba, Hyogo, Nagano, Okayama and more*
Flag of Kenya
Kenya
Mombasa
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
Vilnius
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
Mexico City, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro
Flag of the Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands*
Flag of Panama
Panama
Herrera
Flag of Poland
Poland
Lower Silesian
Flag of Romania
Romania
Bihor
Flag of Spain
Spain
Catalonia
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand*
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
England and more*
Flag of the United States
United States
California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and more*

*the subdivision couldn’t be identified
Note: information is gathered from social networks and news. Information may be not verified (though a check is done) and may include reports older than a week (but never older than one month)