Google takes stalking to a new level!

[Syringer]

:Q

Has this been posted yet?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

It's been around for a while IIRC. How do they get these? User submissions?

 

[dullard]

Is this just photos from the ground? I can't access it due to Flash requirements.

 

[Syringer]

Yeah you can navigate through photos at a street level view.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: dullard
Is this just photos from the ground? I can't access it due to Flash requirements.

heres a view: http://i14.tinypic.com/5xrcqzb.jpg

 

[Canai]

Cool.

 

[Looney]

I remember this being discussed years ago. I thought Google was going to be taking the pics though. I thought they had vans that would drive around and map everything out.

 

[Vinfinite]

hows that stalking? its not a real time feed

 

[mercanucaribe]

I think one of those vans drove by my work once. Facet Mapping was the name of the company I think.

 

[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.

 

[Looney]

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.

I can do the same thing as well... i just use my car and feet.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Twista
heres a view: http://i14.tinypic.com/5xrcqzb.jpg

Thanks. It looks just like the pictures that are already available from the county assessor's website (in many locations) for property tax.

 

[Vinfinite]

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.

uh...if you already have their address, you can do this yourself. And so what if someone knows what your house looks like from the side...anyone can do it easily, with an address.

Look at it this way, would you rather have the stalker in person outside, or looking at a still photograph of your house?

 

[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

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Looney

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.

I can do the same thing as well... i just use my car and feet.

Yes, but now you can stalk multiple people at the same time with Ctrl + T, no spending money on gas either!

 

[Eli]

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

 

[Looney]

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

Yeah, that's the way it was supposed to be... 3D mapped from ground level.

 

[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.

 

[flexy]

Firefox = nogo ? I dont see what you describe....

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Yeah you can navigate through photos at a street level view.

how ? doesnt work in FF AND IE here...

 

[AStar617]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Twista
heres a view: http://i14.tinypic.com/5xrcqzb.jpg

Thanks. It looks just like the pictures that are already available from the county assessor's website (in many locations) for property tax.

Yup. My municipal website does exactly that, and the database is fully public.

 

[Twista]

I used firefox.. the problem is not many places are viewable from the street i think.. only a selected view for the moment. Try this link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q...,1.277161&z=10&iwloc=addr&om=1&layer=c

edit: make sure you view all the way in.

 

[Syringer]

There's about 5 cities that it does.. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q...spn=47.232868,82.265625&z=4&iwloc=addr

 

[Twista]

I like the 360 view part and also you can drag the arrows to move up and down the streets

 

[dwell]

Jeeze, I can zoom right into my window!

http://www.bbzzdd.com/at/stalker.jpg