Google's Street View Trekker Backpack is Now Open for Applications

Google Street View equipment includes the Street View car, Street View bicycle (Trike), Street View trolley, Street View snowmobile, and the Street View backpack (Trekker), among others. The equipment that Google is now opening up for loan is the Street View backpack, Trekker.

Google encourages individuals in the tourism industry, non-profit organizations, universities, research institutions, or other third-party organizations to borrow the Street View backpack, Trekker, when exploring areas that are difficult for the general public to reach, and to add images captured by Trekker to Google Maps.