Google takes stalking to a new level!

[LS20]

i noticed the bus stops mapped on there... along with bus numbers and times!!! google = sweet

 

[LS20]

what if they caught me at a bad hair day? not cool

 

[DarkThinker]

This is genius, and the best part about this is that the technology used to make this happen is simple.
Simply get a small team of google programmers to work on writing a piece of software that would interface a 360 degrees panoramic camera (I am sure Google can afford the best one there is) with a computer system linked to GPS. Then all they have to do is send cars to drive through the city with the systems mounted on them, it is time consuming obviously however the results are brilliant!

Oh Google, you never cease to surprise me!

 

[Lonyo]

Local.live.com has a birds eye view, although it's nowhere near as close up, but it does allow a slightly different angle to the top down, and you can check out almost what stores are at retail parks etc.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
wow, check out that viewing angle...its like someone took a picture in the middle of the street and at all 360degree angles! neat

It is a panoramic shot. You can see some of the picture borders where things don't line up and the exposures don't match perfectly.

 

[FusionKnight]

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh.. Isn't taking pictures of every address in the United States going to be one hell of a monumental task?

http://www.zaio.com/AboutUs/

This company is attempting the same thing for commercial interests.

FK

 

[Goosemaster]

Saw it...it's insane....so much data.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: effowe

Originally posted by: Vinfinite
hows that stalking? its not a real time feed

Because you can find out exactly where a person lives and what their building looks like from the street level, not a top down shot.

That's not stalking. Stalking is when you go there in person.

 

[effowe]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: effowe

Originally posted by: Vinfinite
hows that stalking? its not a real time feed

Because you can find out exactly where a person lives and what their building looks like from the street level, not a top down shot.

That's not stalking. Stalking is when you go there in person.

Ok, let's call it Cyberstalking

 

[tersome]

Amazon's search site has had this for a while, IIRC. Checking back, it looks like it's been taken down. Maybe Google acquired the images from A9.

 

[theeedude]

Guys from A9 have been doing it for ages. They actually gave a lecture at my school a couple years ago. Apparently they just had a car with a camera and a GPS receiver driving around all the streets and recording images along with location continuously. Apparently the cops in DC weren't too happy about some strangers driving around with a camera on their roof recording things

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: effowe

Originally posted by: Vinfinite
hows that stalking? its not a real time feed

Because you can find out exactly where a person lives and what their building looks like from the street level, not a top down shot.

Which a stalker would do by camping out nearby anyways...

This might be useful to go nab a few trolls or to verify residences. I can see quite a bit of abuse potential though...

 

[Dumac]

For my stalking of everyday people using cameras, I go to sites like this.

I linked one that just shows kittens mostly, to be less creepy.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh.. Isn't taking pictures of every address in the United States going to be one hell of a monumental task?

It is! But if you ever read the history of early map making, you would know that was an even bigger task (and involved danger and deaths). Lewis and Clark are probably one of the more famous ones you might know about.

Ah, yes, this is true. Thanks for that perspective.

Man.. I would give my left nut to be able to re-live Lewis and Clark's journey through their eyes.

Seriously. The thought of coming upon the Willamette Valley, pristine.. untouched.. for the first time gives me mega goosebumps.

I would have loved to see giant old growth trees where Portland now stands.. All the way down to the Willamette River. It would have been truly amazing.

 

[JEDI]

how do u get street view?

i type in my address and cant get the pic of my place

 

[duragezic]

I didn't hear of this until just now. This is incredibly amazing IMO. The image resolution is decent, but as a test I tried to zoom in towards windows, license plates, etc, but it got too pixelated then to be able to make out anything.

I'm not sure what is the reason for this, other than expanding on their maps obviously, especially because of the potential for abuse in regards to say stalking, privacy, and terrorism (some terrorist groups in Iraq and elsewhere use Google Earth to plan operations and whatnot).

Though IMO, Google was founded, developed, competed with, then flew by so many other companies who were once the leaders in search engines, maps, audio and video search, web-based email, etc... Plus they offer a lot of free software and development tools and contribute in so many areas. And much of it is free, yet they make a killing with mostly basic, non-intrusive ads. Quite a company... I hope they continue with such amazing innovations but don't get too shady.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: JEDI
how do u get street view?

i type in my address and cant get the pic of my place

It's only available in about 6 cities..SF, NY, Las Vegas, and a few others.

 

[ballmode]

Just a few cities, but I loved exploring San Fran! Always wanted to go

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: LS20
what if they caught me at a bad hair day? not cool

That's a normal day for me...and ya, it sucks!



Fortunately, my area has no Streetview pics.

 

[mugs]

Didn't Yahoo have that several years ago?

Edit: Spoke too soon. This is a bit more advanced than what Yahoo had/has, I believe.

 

[jfall]

http://www.guiabuscadores.com/blog/imagenes/googlevan.jpg

 

[BlancoNino]

This isn't really stalking. The photos aren't being constantly updated.

 

[T9D]

Originally posted by: jfall
http://www.guiabuscadores.com/blog/imagenes/googlevan.jpg

LOL!

 

[Vinfinite]

Originally posted by: JEDI
how do u get street view?

i type in my address and cant get the pic of my place

theres a button that says "street view, new" or some crap. Next to all the other options.

However its only up for 5 major cities right now. So yours might not be on there yet.

 

[Syringer]

Best one http://www.google.com/maps?q=970+OFarre...=2,438.82277544807,0.667036460163099,2