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03-28-2008, 19:03
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I may be the last to see this but that does not diminish my 'amazement
at the value' and 'fear of the intrusion' of the tool I went to google maps to look at an arial view of a realeastae listing of interest. To my surprise a small pic of the home taken from the street showed up. I clicked the thumbnail pic and was given the tools to walk down the street turn corners and rotate the camera 360deg. I entered my home address and too was able to see and walk the streets . I clicked "STREETS" ( their is a glitch where you must close Googlemaps and reopen it for another search??) The tool is so manuverable that I was able to walk pass a tree that was blocking the view of a truck on the side of my house , spinn the camera and identify that the truck belonged to a contractor who worked in my house 4 months ago. I used the tool to ;measure access for a project by scaling a fence comparitive to a standard garage door ;check for the ability to turn my rig in a residential area; and qualify my interest in makeing a sales call to an address. I can see that it might help qualify or add credability to a ebay purchase trip or help presight a RV Park. I can also see that it could be used to harm. This is way cool, may save someone a trip , fuel and money GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomoland |
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03-29-2008, 03:37
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Google Maps works great. Try Virtual Earth.
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Gregory OConnor <"Gregoryoc@aol.com"> wrote:
-- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, CA |
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03-29-2008, 15:23
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Hi Greg
I checked out the new feature.Pretty useful at times to look ahead. I wont be able to use it,I don't install any Adobe readers. Mario 1985 fc 35 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > > I may be the last to see this but that does not diminish my 'amazement > at the value' and 'fear of the intrusion' of the tool > > I went to google maps to look at an arial view of a realeastae listing > of interest. To my surprise a small pic of the home taken from the > street showed up. I clicked the thumbnail pic and was given the tools > to walk down the street turn corners and rotate the camera 360deg. I > entered my home address and too was able to see and walk the streets . > I clicked "STREETS" ( their is a glitch where you must close Googlemaps > and reopen it for another search??) > > The tool is so manuverable that I was able to walk pass a tree that was > blocking the view of a truck on the side of my house , spinn the camera > and identify that the truck belonged to a contractor who worked in my > house 4 months ago. > > I used the tool to ;measure access for a project by scaling a fence > comparitive to a standard garage door ;check for the ability to turn my > rig in a residential area; and qualify my interest in makeing a sales > call to an address. I can see that it might help qualify or add > credability to a ebay purchase trip or help presight a RV Park. I can > also see that it could be used to harm. > > > > This is way cool, may save someone a trip , fuel and money > > GregoryO'Connor > > 94ptRomoland > |
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03-29-2008, 15:39
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I was amazed to find the same for my address. Someone has done a lot of driving and taken a lot of photos. My address, too, was obviously taken last fall/early winter -- as my coach wasn't in front of my house -- so it was done while I was out of town.
Google maps doesn't have my mother-in-law's home in the foothills outside Golden Colorado. It will be interesting to see if/when it appears.
Fascinating. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Mar 29, 2008, at 7:23 PM, mariopatti1 wrote:
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03-29-2008, 22:15
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Greg,
I've tried, but can you tell me how to access that tool that lets you walk down the street etc... All I can get is an arial view. We are looking at property far away and this would be very useful. Tom Sorrentino 1987 PT38 Bedford Hills, NY --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > > I may be the last to see this but that does not diminish my 'amazement > at the value' and 'fear of the intrusion' of the tool > > I went to google maps to look at an arial view of a realeastae listing > of interest. To my surprise a small pic of the home taken from the > street showed up. I clicked the thumbnail pic and was given the tools > to walk down the street turn corners and rotate the camera 360deg. I > entered my home address and too was able to see and walk the streets . > I clicked "STREETS" ( their is a glitch where you must close Googlemaps > and reopen it for another search??) > > The tool is so manuverable that I was able to walk pass a tree that was > blocking the view of a truck on the side of my house , spinn the camera > and identify that the truck belonged to a contractor who worked in my > house 4 months ago. > > I used the tool to ;measure access for a project by scaling a fence > comparitive to a standard garage door ;check for the ability to turn my > rig in a residential area; and qualify my interest in makeing a sales > call to an address. I can see that it might help qualify or add > credability to a ebay purchase trip or help presight a RV Park. I can > also see that it could be used to harm. > > > > This is way cool, may save someone a trip , fuel and money > > GregoryO'Connor > > 94ptRomoland > |
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03-30-2008, 00:51
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T.S.
Go to Google maps to the top you should see "street view". Not all areas are covered.If the area is covered on the US map a camera icon shows,zoom in and the streets are highlighted in blue. Mario 1985fc35 in MV (Back tommorow on the right coast) --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino" > > Greg, > > I've tried, but can you tell me how to access that tool that lets you > walk down the street etc... All I can get is an arial view. We are > looking at property far away and this would be very useful. > > Tom Sorrentino > 1987 PT38 > Bedford Hills, NY > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > > > > > > I may be the last to see this but that does not diminish > my 'amazement > > at the value' and 'fear of the intrusion' of the tool > > > > I went to google maps to look at an arial view of a realeastae > listing > > of interest. To my surprise a small pic of the home taken from the > > street showed up. I clicked the thumbnail pic and was given the > tools > > to walk down the street turn corners and rotate the camera 360deg. > I > > entered my home address and too was able to see and walk the > streets . > > I clicked "STREETS" ( their is a glitch where you must close > Googlemaps > > and reopen it for another search??) > > > > The tool is so manuverable that I was able to walk pass a tree that > was > > blocking the view of a truck on the side of my house , spinn the > camera > > and identify that the truck belonged to a contractor who worked in > my > > house 4 months ago. > > > > I used the tool to ;measure access for a project by scaling a fence > > comparitive to a standard garage door ;check for the ability to > turn my > > rig in a residential area; and qualify my interest in makeing a > sales > > call to an address. I can see that it might help qualify or add > > credability to a ebay purchase trip or help presight a RV Park. I > can > > also see that it could be used to harm. > > > > > > > > This is way cool, may save someone a trip , fuel and money > > > > GregoryO'Connor > > > > 94ptRomoland > > > |
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03-30-2008, 06:43
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On 3/29/08, Pete Masterson
> > I was amazed to find the same for my address. Someone has done a lot of driving and > taken a lot of photos. Lots of someones, actually. Google has a fleet of cars driving around. Here's a link to a description of how they do it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_view And another showing one of the cars they use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Googlecar.png Basically, they mount a tripod with a bunch of video cameras looking in all directions on the roof of a car. Then, they just drive around with the cameras rolling. I think it's a neat technology. Privacy concerns are unfounded; if you're in a place that is clearly visible from the street, you have no expectation of privacy. I've been using Google Maps for years to plan trips. The tool is invaluable. -Ryan |
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03-30-2008, 07:19
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That car should be shipped to Afganistan. Might find Bin Laden plus keep it out of my part of the woods, ya know.
Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion Ryan Wright
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03-30-2008, 13:56
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Checking a couple of addresses, I can see that the "street view" is not available at all locations, yet. This feature initially covered 'business districts' and now has been expanded to some residential areas.
Apparently my home was photographed 4 or 5 months ago -- I can see where the house sitter left the garbage cans... Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Mar 30, 2008, at 3:15 AM, thomas_sorrentino wrote:
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