Some of those missiles even carried nuclear warheads. Nike missiles, which were supersonic surface-to-air missiles, sat ready to launch at nearly 300 sites across the United States during a period of the Cold War, from 1954 to the 1970s. (Image credit: Google Earth) (opens in new tab) Take a look at some of the most remarkable images in Rofman’s collection.This Google Earth image shows the Oahu Defense Area in Hawaii, which was equipped with missiles in open air with earthen revetments, or embankments, between paired launch sites, shown here in 1968. In his exploration of Google Street View, artist Jon Rofman realized this potential and started collecting the most unusual street view photos he came across. Not only that, when you meticulously document so many corners of the world, you’re bound to come across some funny, strange, or beautiful moments. Thanks to Google Street view you can take a virtual walk almost anywhere in the world. The images they collect are later overlapped and stitched together into a single 360-degree image.
The company workers drive, pedal, sail, and walk around capturing the world with this special equipment. How does it work? Google utilizes hybrid electric automobiles, each one equipped with nine cameras on a single pole to collect the imagery. When the technology was launched in 2007 it only included a few US cities, but it has expanded massively since, and currently it features countless cities and rural areas all around the world. If you are not familiar with Google Street View, it’s an interactive feature of Google Maps where users can view and navigate through panoramic street-level images of different places around the globe.
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