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In Oceania, Google Street View is available in most parts of Australia and New Zealand.
On 4 August 2008, the long-anticipated image collection of Australia was introduced. At this time, 18 camera icons were added. Extensive mapping of New Zealand was included on 1 December 2008. On 9 December 2008, Darwin, Australia, and other locations were included. On 30 October 2009, Google Australia announced that they would be sending its fleet of cars back on the road from November 2009 to update Street View Australia with new images.
In June 2010, Google Street View ceased operations in Australia after its Street View cars were found to have been collecting Wi-Fi data from home Wi-Fi networks.[1] In May 2011, Google Australia stated that they had removed all the Wi-Fi sniffing equipment and that they planned to shoot Australian roads again, but did not provide a specific timetable.[2] Driving did not recommence in Australia until 2013. On 27 July 2011, major urban and regional centres of Australia were updated with the new HD imagery.
In February 2015 another update of Australia with HD imagery was released, as part of the first update in Northern Territory after the low-resolution imagery. It also affected parts of Western Australia and Queensland. However, some places still have only low-resolution imagery or don't even have Street View coverage at all. As of April 2024, the updates of Australia footage are ongoing, with most areas now having high-quality, recent imagery.
Timeline of introductions[edit] Date Major locations added August 2008 Adelaide, Albany, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Cairns, Canberra, Geraldton, Hobart, Karratha, Melbourne, Mount Isa, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga and more rural areas December 2008 Major part of New ZealandMore areas in Australia
July 2011[3] Update with HD images in various locations in Australia June 2011 Bonin Islands October 2011 Full introduction of Google Business Views, including new businesses in New Zealand February 2012[3] Update with HD images in various locations in New Zealand April 2012 Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Australia, in Australia September 2012 Underwater imagery in Australia and Hawaii (United States)[4] November 2012 Luna Park Sydney, Taronga Zoo, in Australia September 2013 Updated areas, including Christchurch and Auckland, and more locations in New Zealand December 2013 Adamstown, Henderson Island in Pitcairn Islands March 2014 Cockatoo Island September 2014 Unincorporated territories of the United States including:The following areas are included.[8]
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads.
Most towns, cities, villages, major and sealed rural roads, and seven of the nine Great Walks hiking tracks.[6]
Countries of Oceania which do not have coverage:
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
All these countries have photospheres, 360 degree panorama photos similar to the streetview photos, accessible in Google maps, but they are either unofficially made by other companies or by singular people that are not associated with Google.
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