It’s time to explore Bahrain virtually

TDT | Manama     

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Exciting news for residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain and beyond: soon, people will be able to virtually explore Bahraini locations as if they were actually there.

Meaning: Streets across the Kingdom are set to be featured on Google Street View, a component of Google Maps that provides panoramic, street-level imagery.

This development follows a tender issued by the Survey & Land Registration Bureau, inviting bids for capturing high-resolution imagery to be displayed on Google’s Street View platform.

How It Works

This cutting-edge tool captures 360-degree photos using cars equipped with specialized cameras that snap images at regular intervals.

These photos are then metic

The Uses

Google Street View offers immense benefits, including planning trips, navigating unfamiliar areas, exploring new destinations, documenting locations, and conducting research.

It’s an invaluable resource for anyone seeking a detailed and immersive perspective of a place from anywhere in the world.

Who’s Interested?

The tender board has attracted interest from four companies, all of which have submitted bids.

The companies and their bids are as follows:

• Bluebird Trade Information quoted BHD 39,957.500

• Ignite Software and Design quoted BHD 23,540.000

• Syskode Technologies quoted BHD 477,125.000

• AAA Video Production quoted BHD 128,316.100 With these bids in, the project is poised to bring the streets of Bahrain to a global audience through the power of Google Street View.