Google Maps recently updated var­i­ous cities within Europe, includ­ing Ams­ter­dam and Rot­ter­dam in the Nether­lands. Of course, Europe being much more dense, has caused pri­vacy prob­lems for Google as seen in a row exposed by the BBC News in the UK. While I’ve snooped through some of my favourite spots in Ams­ter­dam and Rot­ter­dam, I’ve yet to explore the limits of what Google has made avail­able online. It seems that some of the sec­ondary cities such as Utrecht and Maas­tricht still lack the ser­vice. Given that the cam­eras are placed high above a moving truck, there are few (or no) views of pedes­trian streets; and per­haps Google should think about cap­tur­ing Ams­ter­dam by boat?

UPDATE: I’ve added a map with the cities where street view is avail­able. The recently added Oxford, London (Mil­le­nium Dome), Rot­ter­dam (Ben van Berkel’s Eras­mus bridge) and Ams­ter­dam (Mirailles, West8 & Co. at Borneo) are not yet on it. Even more recent are the addi­tions of Cannes, Zaragoza and the Amalfi Coast. What­ever Google’s cri­te­ria for inclu­sion are, we agree with them.