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ecookman

Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:14 pm


why google maps is awsome

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I was stubling the internet when i found this

http://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=12,175.75237417767164,,0,9.058441558441539&cbll=40.450223,-80.009032&layer=c&ie=UTF8&t=h&panoid=VsY0kJkFUu2y4jf9U0TL2w&ll=40.450131,-80.008997&spn=0,359.983478&z=17


(go forward through the street)

      


you get to see the camera hit the bridge



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Analysis Mode

Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:10 pm


Re: why google maps is awsome

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If the camera hit the bridge, it'd fall off and you wouldn't see anything more beyond that.


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apomb

Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:16 am


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thats why the next two photos after that are black, then its just a new camera from the other side of the overpass.

good find echoman


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ecookman

Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:18 am


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ty, if you tilt the camera around you can see the hood of the van ^_^


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jernst

Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:20 am


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lol nice


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Homer_simpson

Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:45 pm


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do they have this for toronto?


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Zren

Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:06 pm


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do they have this for toronto?

So far it's america only. That's a feat in itself seeing as it's a pretty big country. This is as close as you'll get mate:
http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=43.08826,-79.063153&spn=0,359.985366&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.088182,-79.063139&panoid=1sCM7s5T9oKxbOwiNSy44Q&cbp=13,279.45,,0,-6.96


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apomb

Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:17 am


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i heard/read something on the news today about a guy in vancouver who was caught naked in his window by the google 3-D imaging van... heres the story: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/google-vows-to-protect-privacy-after-camera-exposes-nude-man/article1186301/ 
another story about google street-view from wednesday: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/17/tech-google-street-view.html


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ecookman

Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:01 am


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sheesh people are stupid...if they don't want to be caught on camera doing something stupid, then why do it where other people can see you....


thnx