Information technology and cartography: Google to photograph tourist sites and cities of Latvia

Google is going to photograph streets of 15 Latvian cities and major tourist sites for its project Google Maps Street View. Special cars equipped with cameras appeared on the streets on 24 August. The map will include photographs of streets of Riga, Sigulda, Cesis, Valmiera, Jekabpils, Rezekne, Daugavpils, Ogre, Bauska, Jurmala, Jelgava, Tukums, Liepaja, Ventspils and Kuldiga. The suburbs of the cities along with roads and highways that connect them will also be photographed.

In addition, the map will feature tourist attractions, such as Rundale Palace, Aglona Basilica, the National Park Gauyi, etc. The company notes that it may take up to two months to photograph the streets of the cities.