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Google Launches 360-Degree Virtual Tour in Burlington

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Lots of people check out so called "street view" maps online. Now Google is going even further with its maps.

Jim Hilker, a photographer for Google, will be in Burlington in October to photograph the inside of businesses and then upload the pictures to Google's website.  He can create a virtual, 360-degree tour of a business. 

He says people around the country like the virtual tours of businesses, especially restaurants.

"This is attracting people who are ready to make a purchase. That are shopping online to say 'Wow, look at that place. Let's go there. That looks really nice'," says Hilker.

Businesses do have to pay for Hilker to photograph their store, which then becomes part of the business' online listing.

To sign up for an October shoot, CLICK HERE.

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