Google Trike rides into Singapore

Damian Koh | Sep 29, 2009

It was almost a year ago that we spotted a Google Street View car in Singapore. Now, the search giant is adding what it calls a "mechanical masterpiece" to gather images at places inaccessible by the car.

According to Google, this is the first time the Trike is used in Southeast Asia (second time in Asia Pacific after Japan) and Singapore will still be the first country to get Street View in SEA. The company has also teamed up with the Singapore Tourism Board to conduct an online poll where Singaporeans can suggest where the Trike should visit to collect the imagery. Ideas can be submitted in five categories: The City, Cultural Areas, Natural Wonders, The River & Quays and Hidden Gems. The poll runs from now till October 12.

(Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET Asia)

(Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET Asia)

(Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET Asia)

(Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET Asia)

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MeliaT

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MeliaT says...
What? Is that a GPS device mounted on the handlebars? No umbrella? No ice-cream?

Sep 29, 2009 19:46

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jkwoon

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jkwoon says...
It would be nice with an umbrella and ice cream, Google will make a small side-profit while making street level maps of the world.

Oct 02, 2009 20:52

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