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Google Maps to take Street View photos of Saipan roads next week
Google Maps will start conducting a mapping and “Street Views” photography for primary roads on Saipan next week, according to Marianas Visitors Authority managing director Perry Tenorio.
He said this Google Maps’ initiative will enable people who are planning to visit the CNMI to check out the islands first on the Internet.
“People who may be searching or those who are traveling may want to have a look around,” he said.
Tenorio said the Google team will be mounting their equipment on a truck and will conduct the initial photographing of roads.
“They will be doing it deliberately and what the camera catches is very high resolution,” he said.
The Google team had already mapped Tinian and Rota, including some of the companies based there.
In an earlier statement, MVA marketing manager Bruce Bateman said that it is “our opportunity to put our best foot forward.”
“It may be years before these street scenes are filmed again, so we need to make every effort ‘now’ to clean up and present our best,” Bateman said.
Tenorio said that MVA is asking the support of the government and the community to ensure that the island is at its best condition.
Bateman said that everyone, from building owners to students at bus stops, can help by “painting, picking up trash, and taking pride in our neighborhoods.”
Google Maps is an application for Android devices, iPhone, iPads.
After mapping Rota, Tinian, and Saipan, “Street Viewing” will be searchable on the application.
