
Its spontaneity adds a brutally honest dimension to the images found, causing the viewer to confront a reality that they seldom get to witness in images, which are often either staged or selected for a particular quality. Though taken by chance, GSV documents the mundane, the unworldly, and sometimes the catastrophic. Untitled image from 9 Eyes (2008 – ) by Jon Rafman. A woman appears in distress as a man grabs her. Surprisingly, this candid scene is an image captured by Google Street View (GSV). A bystander next to a motorcycle seems to be staring, or maybe about to interject.


She shudders in some combination of fear and pain but manages to keep her cigarette in hand. You can also right-click the offending road and select Report a data problem.On a sidewalk in what appears to be Brazil, a man grabs a woman clad in sandals and a light blue dress in plain daylight, jabbing a menacing finger in her direction as if scolding her. On the website, you can use the Edit the map feature to report misdrawn, misnamed, or even missing roads. If you find that a street doesn't match what Google Maps is showing - maybe it's got the wrong name, or doesn't have the right shape - you can report it to Google yourself. But it's largely up to them to report the changes to Google. If these third-party agencies are on top of things, new roads and street names should appear quickly. This means there's not an easy way to predict when streets and roads will be updated. When they visit cities to take pictures, the Street View team also makes note of when real life doesn't match what they have on the map. But they also accept data from local governments, housing developers, and more. These are mostly government agencies like the United States Geological Survey. Google receives data about streets and roads from a variety of sources. But with thousands of cities across the world and even more roads, making sure everything stays up-to-date is a big job. Google Maps is built to show you all the streets nearby and give accurate directions from one place to another.
