Google Maps Penguins - Peguins For Street Views

Oct 12, 2010 - 9:40 am 1 by
Filed Under Misc Google

Did you know that in Antartica, Google uses Peguins (aka Penguins) instead of the Pegmans used elsewhere?

Here is a picture of the various rotations of the 'Peguins' used by Google Maps Street Views in Antartica:

Google Maps Penguins - Peguins

Websonic posted this at the Google Blogoscoped Forums today, and linked to an example street view (which shows Penguins hanging out). Here is an screen capture:

Google Maps Penguins Street views

How cute! FYI - I don't know if this is new, but it is cute...

Forum discussion at Google Blogoscoped Forums.

 

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