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Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Street View on Google Maps now live in Botswana

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Earlier this year we announced that Street View on Google Maps was coming to Botswana.  Now anyone can travel virtually to Botswana via Street View on Google Maps and explore the country’s unique scenery and world-renowned game reserves. Following the launch of Street View in South Africa just before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Botswana will become only the second African country to be on Street View. For a demo on how Street View works, start here. 

Street View Car in Gaborone

Take an online safari around some of Botswana’s most unique places, by exploring salt pans like the Makgadikgadi Pan , or spot wild animals in the famous Chobe National Park, home to the largest concentration of African elephants in the world. You may prefer to wander the streets of capital city Gaborone, or immerse yourself in what the city has to offer on its outskirts.

        Chobe National Park elephants             Tsodilo (UNESCO rock art heritage site)

Botswana is well known for housing the world’s largest inland river delta, the Okavango, which spans more than 16,000 square kilometres. The delta is fed by the Okavango River and is an aquatic wilderness teeming with rich wildlife. From today, anyone can experience this dynamic backdrop in Street View.    With around 70% of the country being covered by the Kalahari desert, Botswana has diverse terrain including the delta and wide open grassland and savannah areas. Depending on which kind of terrain Pegman falls on, you can navigate around some of the most remote areas of the country.

Salt Pan                                                             Gaborone

Whether you are planning a safari, doing a homework assignment on Botswana, or promoting your local business - Street View will allow you to experience a slice of Botswana.  We hope to add more cultures, landscapes and sites as Street View continues to expand to new places.

Posted by Ory Okolloh, Policy Manager, Google Sub-Saharan Africa

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Street View sur Google Maps a fait son entrée au Botswana

Nous avons annoncé cette année que Street View sur Google Maps allait arriver au Botswana.  C'est chose faite puisque vous pouvez désormais vous déplacer virtuellement au Botswana via Street View sur Google Maps et explorer les paysages exceptionnels du pays et ses réserves de grands fauves connues dans le monde entier. Après le lancement de Street View en Afrique du Sud juste avant la Coupe du Monde de football 2010, Botswana sera maintenant le deuxième pays africain à être visible sur Street View. Pour voir comment Street View fonctionne, cliquez ici. 

Partez faire un safari en ligne dans quelques-uns des sites les plus remarquables du Botswana : explorez les déserts salins tels que le Makgadikgadi Pan ou observez la faune du célèbre Chobe National Park, où vit la plus grande concentration d'éléphants africains dans le monde. Vous pouvez aussi choisir de déambuler dans les rues de la capitale, Gaborone ou de partir à la découverte des sites des environs, tels que la Gaborone Game Reserve. 


Le Botswana possède l'un des plus grands deltas intérieurs du monde, le Delta d'Okavango, qui s'étend sur plus de 16.000 kilomètres carrés. Le delta est alimenté par le fleuve Okavango et concentre une faune et flore aquatique d'une richesse exceptionnelle. Désormais, vous pouvez accéder en live à tous ces lieux via Street View. Le Botswana, dont environ 70 % est couvert par le désert du Kalahari, offre toute une variété de paysages, du delta à la savane, en passant par les vastes prairies sauvages. En fonction des lieux où Pegman s'aventure, vous pourrez naviguer à travers les endroits les plus reculés du pays.


Que ce soit pour préparer un safari, un exposé sur le Botswana, ou faire la promotion d'une entreprise ou d'une initiative locale, Street View vous permettra d'avoir un avant-goût du Botswana.  Au fur et à mesure que Street View continuera à s'étendre dans de nouveaux lieux, nous espérons pouvoir ajouter de nouvelles cultures, de nouveaux paysages et de nouveaux sites à explorer. 


Publié par Ory Okolloh, Policy Manager, Google Sub-Saharan Africa
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