Google Street View in Colombia

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Screenshot of Street view for Manizales on Google Earth

In June 2012 Google Colombia announced to the media that the Google Street View cars would be circulating throughout Colombia collecting images.[1]

In September 2013

Neiva.[2][3]

The initial collecting of images begun in

Bogota
. Google explained to the Colombian media that the well known privacy concerns would be addressed with the blurring of faces and car plates. They also explained that a contact form would be available for users if they believed that there was data that they deemed private.

By the time of the first release some locations were not still covered, but Google assured that within the next months they would cover those areas still missing; namely

.

According to Semana magazine, the first stage of image collection included a coverage of more than 30.000 km of streets and roads.

In addition to the cars, Google also used trikes since they were convenient for many narrow streets and colonial areas where cars might not be allowed.

Google introduced

Bogota. Google executive for Colombia
explained that Maloka had been chosen because it was known as a place that inspired exploration and innovation.

During a press conference general manager for Google in Colombia Laura Camacho explained that

Street View coverage after Mexico, Brazil and Chile (which was started almost at the same time). She also expressed that after a year of operations in Colombia, the releasing of Street View in this country, implied an acknowledgment by Google that Colombia is an important market in Latin America.[4]

Timeline of introductions

Date Major locations added
September 3, 2013
Neiva (partial), Armenia, Sincelejo, Riohacha, Tunja, special locations in Medellín, and more locations in Colombia
April 21, 2014 Medellín, Cali, Buga, Tuluá, Jamundí, Buenaventura, Quibdó, Popayán, Pitalito, Turbo, Yopal, and more locations in Colombia
June 4, 2014
Pasto, Ipiales, Teyuna–Ciudad Perdida, places in San Andrés Island and more locations in Colombia
August 20, 2014 More locations in Colombia
May 19, 2015 More locations in Colombia

Municipalities with Google Street View Coverage

Department Coverage Cities
Amazonas
High None
Medium None
Low None
None Leticia, Puerto Nariño, El Encanto, La Chorrera, La Pedrera, La Victoria, Mirití-Paraná, Puerto Alegría, Puerto Arica, Puerto Santander, Tarapacá
Antioquia
High .
Medium
Anzá, Apartadó
,
Low Anorí, Nariño, Nechí, Uramita.
None Briceño, Murindó, Peque, San Pedro de Urabá, Vigía del Fuerte,
Arauca
High None
Medium Arauca.
Low Arauquita, Tame.
None Cravo Norte, Fortul, Puerto Rondón, Saravena.
Flag of the Department of Atlántico Atlántico High .
Medium None
Low None
None None
Bogotá D.C. High Antonio Nariño, Barrios Unidos, Bosa, Chapinero, Ciudad Bolívar, Engativá, Fontibón, Kennedy, La Candelaria, Los Mártires, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, San Cristóbal, Santa Fé, Suba, Teusaquillo, Tunjuelito, Usaquén, Usme.
Medium None
Low Sumapaz
None None
Flag of the Department of Bolívar Bolívar High .
Medium None
Low Achí
None .
Flag of the Department of Boyacá Boyacá High .
Medium None
Low
Garagoa, Muzo, Quipama
.
None Cubará
Flag of the Department of Caldas Caldas High
Victoria, Villamaría, Viterbo
.
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Caquetá Caquetá High Florencia.
Medium None
Low None
None .
Flag of the Department of Casanare Casanare High Yopal, Aguazul, Chámeza, Hato Corozal, La Salina, Maní, Monterrey, Nunchía, Orocué, Paz de Ariporo, Pore, Recetor, Sabanalarga, Sácama, San Luis de Palenque, Támara, Tauramena, Trinidad, Villanueva.
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Cauca Cauca High
Totoro, Villa Rica
.
Medium None
Low
Purace (partial), Santa Rosa (rural area only), Sotará
(Rural Area Only),
None
Timbiquí, Toribío
.
Flag of the Department of Cesar Cesar High .
Medium Río de Oro
Low None
None González.
Flag of the Department of Chocó Chocó High Quibdó, Atrato, Condoto, El Cantón de San Pablo, Istmina, Tadó, Unión Panamericana.
Medium Cértegui.
Low El Carmen de Atrato, Río Quito.
None Acandí, Alto Baudó, Bagadó, Bahía Solano, Bajo Baudó, Bojayá, El Carmen del Darién, Juradó, Litoral del San Juan, Lloró, Medio Atrato, Medio Baudó, Medio San Juan, Nóvita, Nuquí, Río Iró, Riosucio, San José del Palmar, Sipí, Unguía.
Flag of the Department of Córdoba Córdoba High
Valencia
.
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Cundinamarca Cundinamarca High .
Medium None
Low None
None Gachalá, Gama, Pulí, Ubalá.
Guainía High None
Medium None
Low None
None Inírida, Barranco Minas, Cacahual, La Guadalupe, Morichal Nuevo, Pana Pana, Puerto Colombia, San Felipe.
Flag of the Department of Guaviare Guaviare High San José del Guaviare.
Medium None
Low None
None Calamar, El Retorno, Miraflores.
Flag of the Department of Huila Huila High
Yaguara
.
Medium None
Low None
None Oporapa.
Flag of Nueva Esparta La Guajira High Riohacha, Albania, Barrancas, Dibulla, Distracción, El Molino, Fonseca, Hatonuevo, La Jagua del Pilar, Maicao, Manaure, San Juan del Cesar, Uribia, Urumita, Villanueva.
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Magdalena Magdalena High .
Medium None
Low None
None Concordia, San Zenón, Zapayán.
Flag of the Department of Meta Meta High Villavicencio, Acacías, Barranca de Upía, Cabuyaro, Castilla la Nueva, Cubarral, Cumaral, El Castillo, El Dorado, Fuente de Oro, Granada, Guamal, Puerto Concordia, Puerto Lleras, Restrepo, San Carlos de Guaroa, San Juan de Arama.
Medium Lejanías, Mesetas, Puerto Gaitán, Puerto López, Puerto Rico, San Martín, Vista Hermosa.
Low Mapiripán.
None La Macarena, La Uribe, San Juanito.
Flag of the Department of Nariño Nariño High Pasto, Albán, Aldana, Arboleda, Belén, Chachagüí, Colón, Consaca, Contadero, Cuaspud, Guachucal, Guaitarilla, Gualmatán, Imués, Ipiales, La Cruz, La Llanada, La Unión, Mallama, Pupiales, Ricaurte, Samaniego, San Bernardo, Sandona, San Pablo, San Pedro de Cartago, Taminango, Tangua, Tumaco, Túquerres, Yacuanquer.
Medium Ancuya, Buesaco, Córdoba, Cumbal, El Peñol, El Tablón, El Tambo, Funes, Iles, La Florida, Linares, Los Andes, Nariño, Ospina, Policarpa, Potosí, Providencia, San Lorenzo, Puerres, Santacruz, Sapuyes.
Low Barbacoas, El Rosario.
None
Santa Bárbara
.
Flag of the Department of Norte de Santander Norte de Santander High .
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Putumayo Putumayo High Mocoa, Colón, Santiago, Sibundoy.
Medium Puerto Asís, Puerto Caicedo, San Francisco, Villagarzón.
Low Orito.
None Puerto Guzmán, Puerto Leguízamo, San Miguel, Valle del Guamuez.
Flag of the Department of Quindío Quindío High .
Medium Buenavista, Calarcá, Cordoba, Génova, Pijao, Quimbaya, Salento.
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Risaralda Risaralda High Pereira, Apía, Balboa (Partial), Belén de Umbría, Dosquebradas, Guática, La Celia, La Virginia, Marsella, Mistrató, Pueblo Rico, Quinchía, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Santuario.
Medium None
Low None
None None
San Andrés and Providencia
High None
Medium None
Low San Andrés Island (North End Beach and San Luis Beach).
None Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands
Flag of the Department of Santander Santander High .
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Sucre Sucre High Sincelejo, Buenavista, Caimito (rural area only), Chalán, Colosó, Corozal, Coveñas, El Roble (partial), Galeras, La Unión, Los Palmitos, Morroa, Ovejas, Palmito, Sampués, San Benito Abad, San Juan de Betulia, San Marcos, San Onofre, San Pedro, Sincé, Tolú, Toluviejo.
Medium None
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Tolima Tolima High .
Medium Alpujarra
Low None
None None
Flag of the Department of Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca High .
Medium Bolívar, Buenaventura, Caicedonia, Calima, El Cairo, El Dovio, Florida, Obando, Pradera, Trujillo, Versalles,
Low None
None None
Vaupés High None
Medium None
Low None
None
Yavarate
.
Vichada High None
Medium None
Low None
None Puerto Carreño, Cumaribo, La Primavera, Santa Rosalía.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Los vehículos de Street View ruedan ya por las calles colombianas". El Blog Corporativo de Google para América Latina. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Semana (September 4, 2013). "Colombia ya está en Google Street View". Colombia en Google Street View. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Dinero (September 4, 2013). "Google se mete en cada rincón de Colombia". Google Street View llega a Colombia después de un recorrido por la geografía del país. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. YouTube

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