Google Street View is coming to South Africa and it seems people are unsure if they should be terrified or excited. In an effort to make some sense of the issue, I’ve decided to write a few words on the following : 1. What is Street View and how does Google create it? 2. What [...]
South Africa is getting itself ready for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and all around the country we see magnificent new sport stadiums rising in preparation for what promises to be a spectacle of note.
Seeing that Virtual Africa has had the privilege to shoot quite a few of the existing (and even a few of the new) stadiums, we thought it to be a good time to write a few posts on some of our brilliant sporting facilities.
This then is our series on: South African Sport Stadiums in 360º.
First up is my personal favourite: NEWLANDS RUGBY STADIUM
We’re proud to release the first version of our new South African map.
It includes about 1000 scenic virtual tours – each with a link to a beautiful full screen version of itself.
Click on “Google Maps” in the menu bar to access the map and see if we have a pano of your town, or favourite South African spot.
In the past 20 days, more than 400 South Africans came to our site because they were searching for information on Google Maps. We know this, not because we have great contacts in government, but through the very effective (and very free) Google Analytics. Now although we spend most of our time creating virtual tours [...]
{Update: Go here for more information on Google Maps of South Africa} In the same week that the tickets for the 2010 Soccer World Cup went on sale, Google blessed us with a significant update to their coverage of South Africa. Coincidence? Well, who knows? We’ve been hearing rumors and seeing some nice updates to [...]
