Google Street View (give us a wave!)

Warks · #1 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 02:27 PM

Yes the Oz version of Google Street View was launched this week (if you've been living on another planet and haven't heard). It has provoked a lot of discussion and was a lot of fun in my office looking at each others' houses.
Have found a few interesting sights (and sites).
A lot of people carrying on in the media about privacy issues. It does feel a bit Big Brother but the view is the same as anyone would get driving past so it's not exactly some big secret. My house is pretty much obscured by vegetation so you won't see me vacuuming in the nude.*

The pictures in my street were taken in November (I can tell by the house that goes early with Xmas decs) but the date varies for different areas as it would have taken a long time to get around. Some posters on another forum were complaining the shots were "out of date"! What did they expect? A live feed?

Amazing technology. Imagine the size of the hard drive to capture all those images.

What do you think? Seen anything interesting? There was some dicussion on the rail forum about one for railway routes which would be enjoyed by some. Can't see them doing it for air routes!!

*No I don't do the vacuuming.

v8Statesman · #2 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Warks

What do you think? Seen anything interesting?

Well, Kinda

All those kms, 1 would assume they would need to get new tyres. It just so happened they left the camera on in a tyre shop in out of the way Paraburdoo, Western Australia.

See if you can find it. Or if you are lazy, click here.

mm472 · #3 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 03:16 PM

Classic V8,,
i am not going to ask HOW you found that in the first place,, or how anybody did ,,

interesting its the only shot, i have seen, where you can see the actual car.

Ikara · #4 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 03:29 PM

Sometimes there is just too much information and people have too much time on their hands.

Google Sightseeing - Discover the world via Google Maps and Google Earth

There are a couple of interesting "Top 10's" to be found on this site.

JB

ksthommo · #5 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 04:24 PM

Here's one doing the rounds from Lakes Entrance

codash1099 · #6 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ksthommo

Here's one doing the rounds from Lakes Entrance

Someone didn't like it - the picture has been removed! Quick work.

albatross710 · #7 (**permalink**) 8th August 2008, 09:44 PM

This is going to sound boring but today I actually had a business use for Street View. A real estate agent rang to see if I had had time to drive past a property he was recommending...."no, but let me type it into google maps"...I mailed him the link and we talked about the property over the phone.

Saved a couple of hours.