Google adds Street Views to Google Map

Google hopes to make it easier for users to get from point A to point B by integrating its Google Maps Street View images with Google Maps driving directions to provide visual images like this of an entire driving route.

In the 44 regions of the country where Street View is available, users will see camera icons next to each step of their directions, which will open a Street View image of the location, along with an arrow showing the action to be taken, Google said Tuesday. Users can click though an entire driving route through Street View, and when the trip is done, a green marker will show them that they have arrived at their destination.

The goal of combining Street View images with driving directions is to provide drivers with a “visual context” for areas where they have to turn, merge or take other actions, according to Google. Thus, drivers can be aware of landmarks and other factors like tools, speed limits and the size of the roads they will be traveling along.