Posts Tagged ‘googlemaps’
Street Maps
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
How did google maps get the street view for their maps?
I’m looking at the street view for an address I typed in on google maps, and it just baffles me to think that somebody went up and down the streets all around the US taking pictures every 25 ft. If it were just satellites taking the pictures, how did they get so detailed at the angle they are shown (like you are standing on the street looking) Anyone know the answer?
Yup, Shane is right. They really do drive around in a car with a camera mounted on top and take pictures of the neighborhood. My geek-savy husband read about it in a tech-blog just before they started doing it, and I have seen an job posting online for the driver. You should search for your house, it’s amazing how much detail they have captured (a little scary, too!)
Google Maps (Part I of “The Googling”)
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Street Map $7.92 … |
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Off the Map: Complete Series $17.89 This unusual medical drama from the creators of “Grey’s Anatomy” is set at an understaffed, outdated clinic in a small village in the lush South American jungle. While trying to provide the best care possible under less-than-ideal conditions, seven doctors must also come to grips with the circumstances that led each of them to practice medicine in such a remote location. Martin Henderson, Jason Ge… |
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Homicide Life on the Street – The Complete Season 4 $13.97 Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) was the rookie during Homicide’s first season. By the fourth, he’s an experienced vet with a bad back (a degenerative disc, to be precise). Stan Bolander (Ned Beatty) and Beau Felton (Daniel Baldwin) are gone, leaving Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson) and Kay Howard (Melissa Leo) without partners. Someone needs to come along to shake things up. Enter brash detective Mike Kell… |
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On the Mean Streets of San Miguel $1.99 … |
