Reading Time: < 1 minThe Daily Mail has published an article today with a variety of complaints that people have aired against the new StreetView imagery in Australia. The first one is quite interesting. A guy lost his best friend in a boating accident, and drunk himself stupid to dull the pain. When he got home, he collapsed on […]
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Streetview goes international!
Reading Time: < 1 minAs reported by Google Maps Mania and Google Earth Blog, StreetView has arrived in France! It’s not a lot of imagery — mostly along the Tour de France route, but it’s quite cool nonetheless. Go check it out for yourself, and then post your cool discoveries in the GEH StreetView archive.
Minnesota city demands removal of StreetView images
Reading Time: < 1 minThe 4,500 resident city of North Oaks, MN has demanded that Google remove StreetView imagery of their town. However, they’re not a typical town, in that all of their roads are owned by the residents (meaning they’re private) and the city enforces a trespassing ordinanace. While it’s certainly unique, since no other city has made […]
Driving directions in StreetView
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has added a neat feature that combines Google Maps driving directions with StreetView. When you’re looking at your list of directions, look for the little camera icon next to each item. If you see one, then you can view those directions in StreetView. It draws a blue line with large arrows inside of the […]
Google Earth 4.3 thoughts, screenshots and a video
Reading Time: 2 minGoogle Earth 4.3 is just starting to become available. You probably won’t find it through the normal pages yet, but the Google Earth Blog found a clever loophole to allow you to get it now — simply visit this page and you can grab it. My initial thoughts: StreetView is neat, but not very useful. […]
Trulia integrates Google Maps StreetView
Reading Time: < 1 minThe real estate info site Trulia has just added support for Google Maps StreetView, according to the Google LatLong blog. This is an excellent use of the StreetView technology. I’ve found that when looking at houses online, you want all the photos you can possibly get. This gives you a great way to see the […]
A new twist on the StreetView privacy concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minIn a classic case of the Streisand Effect, Aaron and Christine Boring have filed suit against Google for posting images of their home (which is located on private road) in StreetView. As a result, the Smoking Gun (and other sites, like this one) have posted pictures of the residence, thus making their “private” property even […]
StreetView coming to Google Earth within a few weeks
Reading Time: < 1 minAccording to Rafe Needleman of Webware, StreetView will be available inside of Google Earth “within a few weeks”. Rafe quotes an unnamed source with that info. He states that it’s not clear if this will be a public release or an internal testing release. If done smoothly, this could be very slick. It’ll be interesting […]
StreetView now included in the Google Maps API
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has just announced that they have added StreetView to the Google Maps API! It sounds like there are some neat things that can be done with it, and I’m anxious to give it a try. The post at the Google Maps API Blog has much more information — go check it out. If you […]
StreetView Easter Egg – Leprechaun
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has put a fun little Easter egg into Google Maps StreetView. The little StreetView man has been replaced by a little green leprechaun, sitting on a clover. When you drag him around, he’s trailed by a rainbow. It’s a few days early, but it’s a fun little change. Thanks to Googling Google for the […]