She uses The Google

[madlori]

Okay, I wish to consult with the Oracle of El Jay on a matter that is mystifying to me

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[firedawn]

Could be people who want to submit can? That way the staff just has to filter through the submissions for authenticity.

Like the Open Project search engine they had a while back that didn't really work out.

[titanic_days]

Is somebody from Google going around and
taking panoramic photographs of every street in the world?

Yep, pretty much :)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/31/ico_streetview_pgoogle_privacy_international/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/third_street_view_sighting/

[madlori]

Damn. What a boring job. And OMG that must be costing a mint.

[amleto]

I don't know how they manage it, never mind the funding, but it's definitely someone driving around taking photos every 2 seconds or so. On highways, you can see the same car following the driver for miles upon miles. Of course, they've only done cities thus far- my undergrad institution is on it (in NY), but nothing remotely near my hometown (NH) is.

[xturtle]

My friend used to drive the Google Car, which has a very nifty camera mounted to it and takes pictures at street level. Paid great, but was a temp job, so once he got a permanent job it was so long tour de Minneapolis/St Paul metro.

[madlori]

Did he have to stop every ten feet, or was it a continuous thing?

[xturtle]

It was continuous, though I think he had a speed limit (other than posted). But I think it's more of a video camera than a still camera, so he didn't have to stop.

[shygryf]

i just saw my house and can tell when the photo was taken because of the cars in the driveway. almost creepy

[darth_kittius]

Yeah I read there have been a couple of court cases because someone's car was in the driveway that wasn't supposed to be at the house at that time....

[madlori]

AH HA! It is only a matter of time before they use this on CSI.

I suppose you'd need to contact Google to find out what time the photo was taken...there isn't a time stamp on the images that I've seen.

[my_lil_darlin]

Yeah. Like Big Brother. *shiver*