Google takes its map cam for a spin on biking, hiking trails - USATODAY.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Meet the Google trike.

It's the sequel, of sorts, to the Google Maps-mobile, a specially rigged car with an antenna, GPS and camera that snaps 360-degree images of neighborhoods for display in the "Street View" section of Google Maps.

Now Google Maps is expanding to biking and hiking trails. A Google employee on a tricycle rides around to snap the same wide-area views...