We are delighted to announce that Google Streetview coverage has been updated, and now features 360 degree pictures of nearly every street in Northern Ireland, from Rathlin Island all the way to Greencastle.

From today, the search giant’s Streetview technology will feature 360-degree images of more than 99 per cent of the United Kingdom’s roads, including rural and urban freeways, covering a total of approximately 238,000 miles.

A recent survey commissioned by Google showed that 21% of people had used the technology it to help while house hunting. PropertyPal were the first property website in Northern Ireland to implement the technology, and we now can proudly state that our coverage of houses using Streetview has increased as a result of this move by a whopping 71%.

The company launched Streetview in 25 UK cities in March last year – about 12 per cent of Britain’s streets and roads – and since then has been working on surveying the rest of the country using specially designed cars fitted with cameras. Hard to access areas have been captured using tricycles. The entirety of Spain, France, Italy and the USA is already covered.

To celebrate the recent developments, we’ve also quickly put together a little Google maps application – showing exactly how much Streetview coverage Google now has across Northern Ireland and the UK, check it out.