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Old 04-09-2008, 9:01 PM   #1
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I found him!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...48174855839969
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Old 04-09-2008, 9:16 PM   #2
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Is Google Maps the hardest ever 'Where's Wally?'
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Old 04-09-2008, 10:18 PM   #3
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Especially as the crafty devil took his bobble hat off.
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Old 04-09-2008, 11:25 PM   #4
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wow google maps is impressive for NY. Didn't know it had that much detail
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Old 05-09-2008, 6:49 AM   #5
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Wonder when it will get to real time?

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wow google maps is impressive for NY. Didn't know it had that much detail
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Old 05-09-2008, 9:54 AM   #6
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Wonder when it will get to real time?
Never - it isn't possible even for somewhere as small as NY
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Old 05-09-2008, 9:57 AM   #7
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Never - it isn't possible even for somewhere as small as NY
why not? I'm sure it will be possible in the future.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:10 AM   #8
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why not? I'm sure it will be possible in the future.
Google earth photos come from low orbit satellites (a couple of hundred miles up) - the satellites move relative to the ground.

Doing say just Times Square, live in realtime, might just be possible as you can either

1) Put a hell of a camera on a geostationary satellite (24000 miles up)

or

2) Put an average camera on a blimp, or recon plane etc.


Doing the whole of NY would require many thousands of such cameras.


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Old 05-09-2008, 10:16 AM   #9
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wow google maps is impressive for NY. Didn't know it had that much detail
Yeah, they've just started doing street views for American and Australia I think and I believe it's coming to the UK as well. Basically they stick a camera on top of a car/van and drive around taking pictures of everything.

I remember seeing in the news that some guy was annoyed because there is a picture of him passed out drunk on the side of the road.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:20 AM   #10
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BBC News did a report on it showing people caught in "unsavoury" situations. One man was photogarphed walking out of a pornography shop, others caught parking illegally and some walking with women who were suspected of not being their other halves. Minefield.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:47 AM   #11
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BBC News did a report on it showing people caught in "unsavoury" situations. One man was photogarphed walking out of a pornography shop, others caught parking illegally and some walking with women who were suspected of not being their other halves. Minefield.
It's not Google's fault
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Old 05-09-2008, 12:13 PM   #12
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There's some highlights here:

http://www.googlevan.com/
http://mashable.com/2007/05/31/top-1...iew-sightings/
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Old 05-09-2008, 12:27 PM   #13
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Funny thing is it is completely out of date in some areas. My estate has been here for about 5+ years and is still showing as a field!!
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Old 05-09-2008, 12:34 PM   #14
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Funny thing is it is completely out of date in some areas. My estate has been here for about 5+ years and is still showing as a field!!
It's not called 'Brigadoon' is it.
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