Five Years later on the 2011 Great East Nihon Earthquake in addition to tsunami, Google has 1 time again updated its Street View imagery inwards simply about of the areas devastated past times the tragedy.
After the 2011 earthquake Google realized that its Street View technology provided an unrivaled resources which enabled the society to document the devastation on the footing inwards Japan. In June 2011 Google created the Memories for the Future website. The website allows anyone to ship service their memories, photos or videos of places in addition to buildings lost to the Great East Nihon Earthquake. The site too allows visitors to explore earlier in addition to later on Street View images of the areas affected past times the earthquake.
Google has right away updated Google Maps in addition to the Memories for the Future website amongst novel Street View imagery taken betwixt June 2015 in addition to Jan 2016. When viewing Street View on the Memories for the Future site y'all right away lead maintain the option (where available) to switch betwixt Street View images taken 'Before', 'After' in addition to 'After 2015'. You tin too sentiment the dissimilar Street View imagery on Google Maps past times clicking on the appointment of the Street View in addition to choosing a novel date.
Google's novel Street View imagery inwards Nihon agency that y'all tin explore how these areas are recovering from the devastation caused past times the earthquake in addition to tsunami. For example, inwards the 2013 Street View imagery of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture y'all tin run into a ship that was swept good inwards soil past times the tsunami. Switch to the latest Street View imagery, taken inwards August of final year, in addition to y'all tin run into that the ship has right away been removed.
