Google Street View visits deserted “Battleship island” from Bond movie Skyfall
Hashima Island (aka Battleship Island) in Japan was featured in the Bond movie Skyfall as the hideout Dead Island. Now Google Street View came to the deserted and creepy island. The place concist of destroyed post-war buildings – a ghost town where nobody has lived since 1974.
Mitsubishi Corporation own the island and originally used it for coal mining.
Apply here to be Google Maps next trekker
Now Google open up the opportunity for anyone to take Street View images with the famous trekker backpack. You or your organization can apply here.
We’re working to build the very best map of the world, and we’d love your help to do it. Today we’re kicking off a pilot program that enables third party organizations to borrow the Street View Trekker and contribute imagery to Google Maps. For the first time ever, this program will enable organizations to use our camera equipment to collect 360-degree photos of the places they know best — helping us make Google Maps more comprehensive and useful for all. This program is part of our ongoing effort to make it possible for anyone to contribute to Google Maps.
