Visit Faroe Islands Creates ‘Sheep View’ Because Google Street View is a No-Show


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Visit Faroe Islands sees its lack of Google Street View as a hindrance to tourism, so the tourism bureau is making its own "Sheep View." Even if the technology doesn't work perfectly, the project itself is getting attention and might boost tourism anyway.

The tourism board of the Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago between Iceland and Scotland, wants Google Street View badly. Street View is used by travel planners all over the world, and without that research tool, Visit Faroe Islands suspects that potential visitors are choosing to go elsewhere. Much of the country is inaccessible by