Google Street View: Walk the streets of the world in 360° panoramas. Wikimapia: A map where anyone can outline and describe any place.
| Google Street View | Wikimapia | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Virtual Exploration | Travel & Virtual Exploration |
| Coverage | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Updates | Periodically | Continuously (community edits) |
| Data source | Google cars, trekkers and user uploads | User contributions |
| Made by | Wikimapia | |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Account | No account needed | No account needed |
| On phones | Works well on phones | Works well on phones |
| Map view | 3D | Flat map |
| Visits from ColorfulMaps | 0 | 0 |
| Open map | Open map |
What you can do with Google Street View
- Street-level imagery across much of the world
- Inside landmarks and museums
- Historical imagery in many places
What you can do with Wikimapia
- User-described places over satellite imagery
- Search by name
- Categories of places
Summary based on public information. Check each map's website for current features and prices.