I was wondering why there isn't or if there is, an Open Source (Free, or not) Street View like Google Maps. I like geography as a hobby, like my other hobbies, and found GeoHub which sparked my interest in being a free geoguessr alternative. I just don't understand why Google is the only Mapping service people go to, is Google the only one that has street view? is this a hard business model to achieve?

Please, I'd love too know :)

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[–] jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Google doesn't do that either, so we wouldn't have to either. I could name a few places that use photos from 10+ years ago, which look drastically different from the present

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

They definitely update the photos, just faster in some areas than others, visibly.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the place I guess. I'm pretty sure some are updated

[–] jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah they are

[–] smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk 1 points 3 months ago

Google absolutely update most roads every year or so. Busy roads multiple times a year. Even my cul de sac in a minor town has photos every 5 years