A locally operated business, ScanView, is bringing the Bay of Plenty to life online, with their 360 virtual tours that feature in Google’s Street View Trusted program.

Internet users from around the world will now be able to explore inside the region’s businesses with high-definition panoramic imagery that offers the next best thing to actually being there.

Launched in 2016, ScanView operates specialist camera equipment to capture a series of 360 panoramic views that combines with Google’s Street View technology to enable businesses to open their doors online and invite users inside their business.