First ever Google Street View of Tristan da Cunha
Report and photos from Simon Butters
The first ever Google Street view for Tristan da Cunha is now live on Google Maps. Showing the world's most remote Settlement as it's never been seen before.
A screenshot captured by Simon showing the Tristan flag flying outside the Prince Philip Hall
- you can click onto the links below to find this shot and rotate the image to show the front of the Hall.
Not only does this record the village (and the road, dubbed the 'M1' to the Potato Patches) in time but also gives the ability for people to "digitally" explore the island, providing a realistic, 360-degree view.
Head of the Communications Department Simon Glass in the makeshift Google Street View car
The filming occurred during Simon Butters' visit to Tristan da Cunha in September & October 2024.
The Google Street View took a couple of attempts. Our first run was on a rather cloudy day which I fully intended to use, however we had a wonderful sunny day on the 28th September and decided that it would look much nicer on a clear day. The route took roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes and produced over 60GB of data over the 7.2 mile distance.
It was an enjoyable drive, waving to somewhat bemused people as we passed them through the village, apologetic as we were unable to stop and chat while the camera was rolling.
Processing was complicated and involved many conversions and GPS plotting to meet Googles requirements.
Simon Glass (above) with Simon Butters
Links to the Tristan section of Google Maps:
See also Simon's work to fix up Tristan's new Starlink internet access system:
Starlink Internet System