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miko · 05-29-2007, 01:20 PM

I figured I'd post this here since it's map related and I got the news from autoblog.
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/29/h...view-function/

It's pretty cool!

Charlatan · 05-29-2007, 02:37 PM

That's so cool. I welcome the increased god-like ability that google provides.

Jetée · 05-29-2007, 02:42 PM

It is very much like being a bird everywhere in the world, my friends. Makes me feel so small, though.

kurty[B] · 05-29-2007, 03:06 PM

Interesting! Now, they just need to get approval to tie this feature into intersection traffic cameras so I can take public nudity to a completely new level.

troit · 05-30-2007, 07:27 AM

It always amazes me how far we've come in the last 10-15 years. We were all using dial-up and barely touching email and now I can type in my address and view my front door.

Who walked around and took the pictures?

MexicanOnABike · 05-30-2007, 08:22 AM

I would really like to know how it was done. if i had the tools, i would do my town like this. haha!

miko · 05-30-2007, 08:37 AM

The only thing I found dissapointing about the NYC version is not being able to look up. What kind of tourist in NYC doesn't look up at all the tall buildings?!

SecretMethod70 · 05-30-2007, 09:50 AM

Where the hell is Chicago?!

miko · 05-30-2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

Where the hell is Chicago?!

Well, I'm just ASSUMING that Houston is in line before Chicago.

SecretMethod70 · 05-30-2007, 02:14 PM

Chicago is bigger

Jetée · 05-30-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

Chicago is bigger

Yes, but also scarier

No, I have no idea.

hulk · 05-30-2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I would really like to know how it was done. if i had the tools, i would do my town like this. haha!

I'm assuming they had a ring of cameras mounted on a car or van. Some photos keep up with the traffic as they progess down the street.

MexicanOnABike · 05-31-2007, 09:26 AM

taking 6-8pictures for a panoramic would take too long(i think). I'm thinking this is 1 picture. a camera that can do a panoramic like a dome. I've seen it before.

if i find the link, i'll post it again.

Pogue Mahone · 05-31-2007, 10:11 AM

All right, DENVER!

Redlemon · 05-31-2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I would really like to know how it was done. if i had the tools, i would do my town like this. haha!

The tool has been located - as described in this post on Engadget, you can see the photo van's reflection while using Google Maps.

Someone had way too much free time to find that. Which pretty much defines the Internet.

(edit) And, according to other comments, the camera itself is sold by Immersive Media.

miko · 06-01-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hulk

I'm assuming they had a ring of cameras mounted on a car or van. Some photos keep up with the traffic as they progess down the street.

"Look at the big brain on Brad!"
-Samuel Jackson in Pulp Fiction.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/01/t...a-look-at-you/

AquaFox · 06-01-2007, 07:28 PM

thats sweet!

i seen a page not to long ago, a town put every road into a video system.. once your got your route, you can literally watch the video of all the roads your planning on driving.. they had a truck rigged with cameras pointing left, forward, and right.

Gabbyness · 06-02-2007, 02:09 PM

This is badass. The intel you can get from this is ridiculous

05-29-2007, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
miko Insane	Google Maps - The next step I figured I'd post this here since it's map related and I got the news from autoblog. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/29/h...view-function/ It's pretty cool!

05-29-2007, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That's so cool. I welcome the increased god-like ability that google provides. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

05-29-2007, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	It is very much like being a bird everywhere in the world, my friends. Makes me feel so small, though. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

05-30-2007, 07:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	It always amazes me how far we've come in the last 10-15 years. We were all using dial-up and barely touching email and now I can type in my address and view my front door. Who walked around and took the pictures? __________________ I've yet to dephile myself... Last edited by troit; 05-30-2007 at 07:30 AM..

05-30-2007, 08:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	I would really like to know how it was done. if i had the tools, i would do my town like this. haha! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

05-29-2007, 03:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	Interesting! Now, they just need to get approval to tie this feature into intersection traffic cameras so I can take public nudity to a completely new level.

05-30-2007, 08:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
miko Insane	The only thing I found dissapointing about the NYC version is not being able to look up. What kind of tourist in NYC doesn't look up at all the tall buildings?!

05-30-2007, 09:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Where the hell is Chicago?! __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

05-30-2007, 02:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Chicago is bigger __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

05-31-2007, 09:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	taking 6-8pictures for a panoramic would take too long(i think). I'm thinking this is 1 picture. a camera that can do a panoramic like a dome. I've seen it before. if i find the link, i'll post it again. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

05-31-2007, 10:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
Pogue Mahone Crazy Location: Denver, Colorado	All right, DENVER! __________________ I still wave at the dots on the shore And I still beat my head against the door I still rage and wage my little war I'm a shade and easy to ignore

06-01-2007, 07:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
AquaFox WaterDog	thats sweet! i seen a page not to long ago, a town put every road into a video system.. once your got your route, you can literally watch the video of all the roads your planning on driving.. they had a truck rigged with cameras pointing left, forward, and right. __________________ ...AquaFox...

06-02-2007, 02:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
Gabbyness Chicken scratch. Location: Japan!!!	This is badass. The intel you can get from this is ridiculous __________________ One, two, three, four, fiiiiiiiifth.