The other day a neighbor emailed me a grievance against Google street view. He noticed that there is plenty of street viewage for the city core, the waterfront areas, and the university districts, but scant attention paid to the rest of the city. Roxbury, Dorchester, JP, and Mattapan are only half covered, whereas only the biggest streets of Roslindale, West Roxbury, and Hyde Park have a street view. I noticed these gaps in coverage when Google's Boston street view was first released, but didn't think much about it at the time. I figured they would get around to uploading the rest of the street views once the initial burst of excitement had subsided. But, with more than 2 months having passed since the Boston release, it looks like those areas are still uncharted territory.
I clicked around Google's site to look for information on their mapping criteria or to see if there was a FAQ. Nothing. I would've emailed the company to ask for info; but there isn't even an email address for general inquiries. You'd think that a company known for its accessibility would at least allow users to make inquiries. Anyway, if anyone knows why some areas of the same city are featured over others, please enlighten us. It just seems odd that the northern suburbs are well charted, while half of the city remains terra incognita. They may as well tell drivers that they'll encounter sea monsters and chimera if they take a wrong turn off American Legion or Washington Street.
Come to think of it...I bet some people would half believe that anyway.
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