Last week, Google Maps sent a team to the Faroe Islands, bringing 360-degree cameras and a Street View Trekker — a 40-pound backpack equipped with 15 cameras — along with them.

EXCLUSIVE: Trom creator Torfinnur Jákupsson is turbocharging his quest to place the Faroe Islands on the global film and TV map. It’s been a whirlwind year for the man who first came up with ...