History of Google Street View / Cambodia
In July 2013, Google announced that it was going to tour the streets of Cambodia, specifically focusing on Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.[1] The project was supervised by the APSARA Authority which is in charge of the preservation of temples such as Angkor Wat and the government of Phnom Penh Municipality.[2]
In April 2014, Google made a press release in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism of Cambodia, explaining the realization of the project on the grounds that bringing street view to the country will attract more tourists, in addition to the digitization of several temples in the Angkor Wat area with about 90,000 images stored for the Google Cultural Institute and Street View projects.[3]
The Street View project, which covered most of the streets of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in total, in addition to main roads in 10 provinces, along with the inclusion of Khmer in Google Translate in 2014-2013, was part of the company's initiative to expand into the country's market.[4]
Google had intended to cover the capital in August 2013 but after several marches due to the results of the Cambodian general elections, it had to be postponed. In April 2014, Google also released additional trekker views of several temples in other provinces such as Preah Vihear, where images were collected from about 22 sites, as well as 12 temples in Kampong Thom. In July 2015, Google completed the Google Street View project with gen 3 cameras.[5]
In late 2014, Google sent a trekker camera in order to record parts of the beaches and trails on Koh Rong Island in Preah Sihanouk province.[6] In 2014, the local media I love Pursat, clarified that coverage of much of the province had already been published and clarified that the Google Maps team stayed at Thansour Thmei Hotel when they had to photograph this region in Cambodia.[7] Additionally this year, Google added street view to part of Stung Treng Province.[8]
Additionally, Google's Cambodia team posted views on trekkers within Ratanakiri Province, including coverage at Tak Nang Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាណាង), Yak Loum Lake (Khmer: បឹងយក្សឡោម), Aur Chalav Waterfall (Khmer: ទឹកធ្លាក់អូចារឡាវ) and Ban Lung's Indigenous People Culture Center (Khmer: មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលវប្បធម៌ជនជាតិដើម).[9]
As of 2022, Google started to cover part of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with poor quality cameras, resulting in the deterioration of the previous coverage with gen 3 cameras.
History
Note: We take into account the date when the coverage was taken, not the date when it was published.
Source: Cambodia's Coverage Dates - Emily Geo Website
| Year | Additions |
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| 2013 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2023 |
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Gallery
Trekkers
Gen 3 Cameras
Bad Quality Cameras
External Resources
- Cambodia at Google Street View Cars Mapped
- Detailed list about each tripod/trekker in Cambodia
- Cambodia on Google Arts and Culture
References
Kimsay, H. (2013) "Google to map streets of capital, Angkor Wat" The Phnom Penh Post.
Russell, J. (2013) "Google brings Street View to Cambodia and begins photographing historic Angkor Wat site" The Next Web.
"មន្រ្តីរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល រំពឹងថា Google Street View នឹងជួយទាក់ទាញ ភ្ញៀវទេសចរ មកកម្ពុជាកាន់តែច្រើន" [Government officials expect Google Street View to help attract more tourists to Cambodia] (2014) Khmerload. (in Khmer)
"គម្រោងការងារ Google នាំកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះកម្ពុជាសុសសាយលើឆាកអន្តរជាតិ" [Translation: Google project brings Cambodia's reputation to the international stage] (2015) Sabay News. (in Khmer)
Rotha, O. "Street View in Cambodia" (2013 - 2015) Sovanphoumi360
Chanroat, H. (2014-12-04) "I'm not a google street view maker, but this is a real multi-camera to make street view. I met them when I went to Koh Rong." via Facebook Post
I Love Pursat (2014-10-02) "កាលកំឡុងពេលចុះទៅថតរូបក្នុងខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ដើម្បីដាក់បញ្ជូលក្នុង Google Street View ." [Translation: During a photo shoot in Pursat to be included in Google Street View.] via Facebook Post (in Khmer)
"Good News to all people who live in Stung Treng Province, You now can go throw your digital, The streetview is available now" (2014-08-20) Google Map Maker Cambodia via Facebook
Heng, S. (2014-10-04) "What is your plan for the holiday? I would like to share some tourist destinations of Ratanakiri that you are able to find on Google Maps (Street View, and Photosphere) - Let explore Ratanak Kiri." via Facebook
