Comments on: Google Maps Adds Street View to Austin http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:40:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: noisyscott http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 noisyscott Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:47:44 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2275 1st instance (of likely many) of Leslie has been found: http://tinyurl.com/yw3tuw 1st instance (of likely many) of Leslie has been found:

http://tinyurl.com/yw3tuw

]]> By: lauratex http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 lauratex Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:58:41 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2274 Here's an article from Popular Mechanics about how they do got the photos: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4232286.html. Here’s an article from Popular Mechanics about how they do got the photos: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4232286.html.

]]> By: ttrentham http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 ttrentham Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:52:51 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2273 They must've done the Street View shots over a few months then. It would take them a while to cover the whole city. Just saying that the Satellite photos are several years older than the Street View photos. They must’ve done the Street View shots over a few months then. It would take them a while to cover the whole city. Just saying that the Satellite photos are several years older than the Street View photos.

]]> By: odoublegood http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2272 odoublegood Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:42:26 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2272 The street-map pictures, at least for some parts of town, were taken during Halloween season, because some people in the newer, less forested parts of town, can recognize their decorations. The street-map pictures, at least for some parts of town, were taken during Halloween season, because some people in the newer, less forested parts of town, can recognize their decorations.

]]> By: ttrentham http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 ttrentham Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:07:01 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2271 The satellite photos are 2003 or older. If you look downtown, the Frost Bank building, the new city hall, and the convention center Hilton are all not completed. However, I think the street view photos are from this past holiday season. The satellite photos are 2003 or older. If you look downtown, the Frost Bank building, the new city hall, and the convention center Hilton are all not completed.

However, I think the street view photos are from this past holiday season.

]]> By: mitcka http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 mitcka Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:15:56 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2270 It is creepy, but it gets a little less creepy if you realize that this is a really, really old picture of our streets. Its like imagining the world looking at your car in your driveway through a time machine and they are really looking at these details five years ago. Best I can tell, based on the fact that there is an entirely new neighborhood built behind my house (not in this photo) and a pond in my backyard (not in this photo) and deck on my house (which is definitely there in the photo) and a car in the drive that we haven't had in years -- that this photo is from maybe 2002. So the whole world is looking at your house and your stuff the way it looked one day sometime in maybe 2002. That is mostly just a little weird. It is creepy, but it gets a little less creepy if you realize that this is a really, really old picture of our streets. Its like imagining the world looking at your car in your driveway through a time machine and they are really looking at these details five years ago. Best I can tell, based on the fact that there is an entirely new neighborhood built behind my house (not in this photo) and a pond in my backyard (not in this photo) and deck on my house (which is definitely there in the photo) and a car in the drive that we haven’t had in years — that this photo is from maybe 2002. So the whole world is looking at your house and your stuff the way it looked one day sometime in maybe 2002. That is mostly just a little weird.

]]> By: odoublegood http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 odoublegood Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:33:32 +0000 http://austin.metblogs.com/2008/03/28/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-austin/#comment-2269 I've heard a lot of people today say that they think it's creepy, too. I think that the satellite views really show a lot more, particularly as to yards to the side and rear and, extrapolating from rooflines and so forth, what is a building's layout. On tree-lined residential streets, at least the ones checked so far, not much is visible from the angle from which the views are taken. A bit more may be seen at corners, where the City enforces some intersection visibility. The disclaimer about approximate addresses really is important, too, because the map-system gives bad results where intersections are jogged and in all cases where the building across the street has a different number prefix from that of its opposite neighbor. It is fun to see the little person-ette face different directions as s/he is moved from one location to another. I’ve heard a lot of people today say that they think it’s creepy, too. I think that the satellite views really show a lot more, particularly as to yards to the side and rear and, extrapolating from rooflines and so forth, what is a building’s layout. On tree-lined residential streets, at least the ones checked so far, not much is visible from the angle from which the views are taken. A bit more may be seen at corners, where the City enforces some intersection visibility. The disclaimer about approximate addresses really is important, too, because the map-system gives bad results where intersections are jogged and in all cases where the building across the street has a different number prefix from that of its opposite neighbor. It is fun to see the little person-ette face different directions as s/he is moved from one location to another.

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