The comeback has happened thanks to National Geospatial Policy 2021, which lets local companies collect data and license it to others. Google has tied up with Tech Mahindra and Genesys.
What is Street View?
Street View provides interactive panoramas of actual streets which can be accessed on Google Maps by zooming into any road and tapping the area you want to view.
Available in 10 cities
Street View is available in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. By 2022-end, Google aims to cover 50 cities in India.
700,000km in 2 years
Google has covered 150,000km in India so far and targets 700,000km in 2 years. The company will not use its own vehicles to collect data but instead will use Mahindra Scorpios.