How to Use Street View 3G

Street View is a map database established by Google using technology from Google Earth and Google Maps to create a dynamic user interface that can be accessed by your mobile device, including your 3G phone. Street view provides views from different positions and includes real life panoramic images. While not all streets are loaded into Street View yet, Google is continually adding streets and has completed most main streets in many of the cities throughout the United States, France, Italy and Spain. Some cities in Australia, New Zealand and Japan have also been mapped.

Navigate to a Location

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  Visit m.google.com/maps on your 3G wireless phone. You can also have the link sent to you by visiting google.com/gmm and entering your telephone number.

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  Enter into the search field the address of the location you are at, or are looking for, and press "Enter."

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  Drag the map around by clicking and pulling it across the screen on phones that have touchscreen interface. You can also use the up, down, left and right arrows on your keypad to move north, south east or west on the map.

View a Street

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  Click on or select Street View.

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  Select or click on the little yellow person icon, known as the Pegman, on the street level to view images for the current location. Click and drag the yellow person to the location you want to view if the icon is not in the position you desire. Only roads with blue borders will be currently viewable.

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  Zoom in for a better view of the location by clicking on the Plus (+) sign in the center of the map. Zoom out of a view by clicking on the Minus (-) sign. You can also zoom by dragging the Zoom Slider up or down to zoom in and out. The Zoom Slider is the vertical white line with tick marks running the length of it.

Driving Directions

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  Place your cursor in the search field and enter a "From" and "To" statement. For example, if you want directions from Dallas, Texas, to Houston, Texas, enter, "From Dallas, TX, To Houston, TX," and then click "Search Maps."

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  Choose "Get Directions." A blue line will appear with a start point and an end point.

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  Locate more precise locations when you know the street address of your beginning and destination. Click "Get Directions" and enter the exact addresses and click "Get Directions" once more.

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  Obtain directions for places you already have pulled up on the map by right-clicking on the map and choosing "Get Directions."