Despite summer being viewed as 'vacation season', the holidays are a popular travel time, with families reuniting from far-flung locations. Travel, especially at the holidays, can be tricky, with added crowds and delays. In fact, this year it could be complicated on the US east coast, thanks to inclimate weather expected over the long Thanksgiving weekend.
Google Street View, which seems fearless in its roamings, is looking to help out the wayward traveler. The search giant unveils new travel maps that encompass various depots, such as airports and train stations.
"Now, in addition to scoping out your destination, Street View can help you cut down the stress of traveling by giving you a preview of your journey, too. Our first efforts to map global transit locations include 16 international airports, over 50 train and subway stations, and even a cable car station in Hong Kong", says Ulf Spitzer, Google Street View Program Manager.
This all operates from a new interactive map that contains "push pins" showing the locations that have been added to Street View. Locations are spread around the world, with pins located in the US, across Europe, eastern Asia and even one in South America. Australia, Africa and western Asia have been left out, at least for now.