verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message location view developer s locationview co. initial release 22 june 2006 stable release 4th generation 1 september 2008 platform internet explorer firefox other gis software available in japanese website http www.locaview.com inactive location view was an interactive website developed by tokyo based company locationview co. offering registered users a street level view of selected cities in japan . it featured 360 degree horizontal and 180 degree vertical panning zoom and virtual mobility in which the user could control speed . unlike other street view services such as mapjack or google maps streetview location view had a high frame rate and seamless transition between frames enabling continuous lifelike motion and surroundings which were animated rather than static . the site was developed by the location view co. and introduced on 14 may 2007 in japan . 1 when it was launched several major cities in japan such as tokyo yokohama kawasaki nagoya kyoto osaka and himeji were included . it was since expanded to include the suburbs of a number of other japanese cities . the service was closed down on 27 april 2009 . citation needed contents 1 mapping technique 2 coverage 3 references 4 external links mapping technique edit to obtain the massive amount of footage required to achieve coverage of dense japanese urban areas location view hired retired taxicab drivers to drive around cities with camera equipped vehicles . location view images were updated every one to two years . 1 the fourth generation of location view was introduced on 1 september 2008 . citation needed coverage edit by september 2008 the following cities and areas were covered by the location view web service . 2 akita akita anamizu ishikawa chiba chiba fukui fukui fukuoka fukuoka himeji castle including interior images hiroshima kamisu ibaraki kashiwazaki niigata kawasaki kanagawa kitaazumi district nagano hakuba area kitakyushu kyoto minoh osaka nagoya nanao ishikawa nara nara noto ishikawa osaka saitama saitama miya area seto aichi shika ishikawa tokyo tomioka fukushima tono iwate toyota aichi wajima ishikawa yokohama yoshinogawa tokushima references edit a b egan john 2008 03 17 . argus woos japanese firm with real estate technology expertise . national real estate investor . retrieved 2008 03 22 . about location view . retrieved on 7 january 2009 . japanese external links edit official website japanese inactive impress internet watch on map 25 october 2007 japanese press release from asia air survey co. ltd. 9 october 2007 japanese retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title location view & oldid 623346945 categories street view services2007 introductionshidden categories articles with japanese language external linksarticles needing additional references from march 2008all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 29 august 2014 at 18 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view