Google Street View Now Arrives in Borneo

     Google Street View, a feature in Google Maps that enables viewers to survey the map by 'venturing' onto the streets online has been enabled for Borneo, specifically at Sabah and Sarawak. The Street View feature was initially enabled in Peninsular Malaysia beginning October last year, after Google painstakingly criss-crossing the almost entire road networks in that region using their fleet of Chevrolet cars, each equipped with special 360 degree panoramic cameras. After Peninsular Malaysia, the cars were transported to Malaysian Borneo to begin the same task. And now, with both parts of Malaysia, more or less covered by this feature, travelling the streets of the nation can never be more interesting.

Above is a Google Street View image of Kundasang, the nearest town to the famed Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak in Borneo which is the 3rd largest island in the world. Note that this was taken in November 2014.

The nation is more or less are covered by Google Street View.

Peninsular Malaysia, being more populous (and more road networks), logically have more Street View coverage than Malaysian Borneo. Interestingly for Sabah, the stretch from Sandakan to Tawau devoid of any coverage, completely 'ignoring' the major towns of Lahad Datu and Semporna. My opinion is that due to the ongoing security concerns at the state's east coast, it is probably better for streets at areas with high security concentration be left in more 'privacy'.

In the meantime, do make street survey on how it is like on that particular area even before you travel there...