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- Overview
- When does the Google Maps car come?
- What does a Street Car look like?
- Uploading a Street View Image
- How to Request a Satellite Image
When does the Google Maps car come?
What does a Street Car look like?
Looking for your chance to become internet famous? Well, maybe posing in front of a Google Street View car will put you on the map. But how do you know when the car is coming? Is there a set schedule? We’ve answered these questions and more in this article, so keep reading to learn how Google’s cars work.
Google doesn’t publicly release their Google Street View car schedules, but you can find out the month and year a car may be in your area.
Street View cars usually have Google Maps decals and a tall tripod with a spherical camera on the roof.
A Street View car won’t come to your home on a specific day, but you can request new Google Satellite images.
Google has a loose schedule for where their cars will be during the year.
Google’s cars come randomly, but you can see when they’re planning on visiting certain areas in a yearly time frame. Head to
, enter your country and region, and check to see when a car may be in your area.
Keep in mind that Street View cars can be delayed by weather, traffic, and other outside forces, which is why there isn’t a definitive schedule.
A Street View car is a 4-door car with a tall camera on top.
Painted with Google Street View logos, these cars are usually easy to spot. But, if the decal doesn’t set it apart, the tall spherical camera on top will. Resting on a tall tripod that towers over other vehicles, this modular camera consists of 7 cameras that capture a 360° 3D image of the street.
Google doesn’t use a specific make or model for these cars, but the cars do need 4 doors to hold the tripod in place.
A newer camera with a compact design with 2 spherical cameras (that resemble owl eyes) will start replacing older models in 2023.
Google gives users creative liberty to publish their own Street View imagery.
Has a Google car not come by your neighborhood in years? Is there a trail you hike that’s not on a map? Uploading a 360° video of your favorite locations can help put your town on the map. Here’s what you need to do:
Gear up with a Street View-compatible camera, like the
Mount your camera on a vehicle or helmet and go for a drive, ride, or walk.
Publish your images to the
This process only works if your area is already on Google Maps.
Google cars may not come when you’d like, but you can ask Google’s satellite to stop by.
Say you’ve done a lot of landscaping work on your house recently. Maybe you’ve installed a pool, built a barn, or planted trees. If the image of your property on Google Maps is from before those renovations, ask Google to take a new satellite image.
Go to the area you’d like updated on the Map.
Click the 3 bars on the top left-hand side of the screen and select “Feedback.”
Type “I would like to recommend an imagery refresh” in the feedback window.
This doesn’t ensure a Google Satellite will come on a specific day or time.
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