Google Street View sleuth
Street View isn't just a fun way to waste time at the office – it can be a real tool for pointing out flaws in urban planning. Join our team of sleuths and show us your city's biggest fails
A voyeuristic trip through Russia with Yandex.Maps – in pictures
Russian photographer Daniill Maksyokov was planning a country break with a panoramic online map when he became intrigued by the bystanders in the shots. He set about looking for typical everyday scenes across the country and shared the results with The Calvert Journal
Google Street View sleuth – your problems mapped
Our fledgling project to visualise the problems in your cities – from dangerous junctions to poorly designed buildings – has generated some striking examples, which we’ve mapped here
Second world war in Google Street View
Germans march through Paris, London weathers the blitz and Hiroshima faces devastation as our Street View specialist Halley Docherty takes us back to the second world war
Google Street View sleuth: help us identify our cities’ biggest failings
Now we’re focusing on cyclists and pedestrians – what daily dangers do you face and what changes to road and pavement layouts do you want to see? Use Street View to show us
The amazing London time-travel video that merges two centuries
Film-maker Simon Smith's remarkable film merges two Londons into one seamless film – and he's done other ones, too
Google Street View sleuth – show us what's wrong with your city
Google Street View isn't just a fun way to waste time at the office – it can be a real tool for pointing out flaws in urban planning. Join our team of sleuths and show us your city's biggest fails
