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Norc: competition for Google Street View

The Google Maps feature “Street View” faces competition in Europe. Norc, a Rumanian undertaking is now offering street views of several middle and east European metropolitan centers.

Whereas Google Maps in Europe has been limited to several towns and landscapes in France, Spain and Italy, Norc offers above all 360º views of eastern European cities, such as Bucharest, Prague, Warsaw and Moscow, and also Vienna. The quality of these photos is certainly favorably comparable the competing product from Mountain View.

Navigation through the photos is really easy- with a click on the red arrow at upper left, the user changes to full screen view, leaving this by using the Escape key. Using the blue arrow, the user chooses the direction to scroll, and using the mouse scroll-wheel, the user can enlarge or reduce the view. One can always see the location of the photo on the map provided and also the direction in which one is currently viewing. Using the map, one can also change one’s standpoint. The map material is derived from the Rumanian Google Maps. According to the report, the project has been underway for approximately 18 months.

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