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Two days ago I used Google Maps to prove beyond doubt that the Swiss government has been testing alien technology at GVA. Why the news networks haven't picked up on this I have no idea; I guess the governments are suppressing it or something.
Anyhow, since then I've been using Google Maps (and Picasa) for something much more mundane: photographing some of the scenery around Genava. All, I've actually done is take photographs, upload them, and assign them locations from a Google Map. I haven't been particularly adventurous yet, climbing mountains or anything -- this one was something so that the folks back home could see my cycling route to work.
The magic happens when you look everything on map-view and all the photographs are displayed on top of a Google Map. There's also a button to dump the whole thing into Google Earth, if you like that. It's quite fun (if that's what you're into).
Of course, in a few years Google Street View will have expanded and have photographed the whole 11 dimensional space-time, including our bedroom windows. But until then, this is the best I can do.
So er, yeah. I guess what I was asking was if anyone has done (i.e. if anyone is nerdy enough to do) something similar. Anyone? We've got the countryside for it.
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Aug 27, 2008 @ 15:25
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*** WARNING: may contain traces of nerdity ***
Two days ago I used Google Maps to prove beyond doubt that the Swiss government has been testing alien technology at GVA. Why the news networks haven't picked up on this I have no idea; I guess the governments are suppressing it or something.
Anyhow, since then I've been using Google Maps (and Picasa) for something much more mundane: photographing some of the scenery around Genava. All, I've actually done is take photographs, upload them, and assign them locations from a Google Map. I haven't been particularly adventurous yet, climbing mountains or anything -- this one was something so that the folks back home could see my cycling route to work.
The magic happens when you look everything on map-view and all the photographs are displayed on top of a Google Map. There's also a button to dump the whole thing into Google Earth, if you like that. It's quite fun (if that's what you're into).
Of course, in a few years Google Street View will have expanded and have photographed the whole 11 dimensional space-time, including our bedroom windows. But until then, this is the best I can do.
So er, yeah. I guess what I was asking was if anyone has done (i.e. if anyone is nerdy enough to do) something similar. Anyone? We've got the countryside for it.
hayesAug 27, 2008 @ 15:25
Two days ago I used Google Maps to prove beyond doubt that the Swiss government has been testing alien technology at GVA. Why the news networks haven't picked up on this I have no idea; I guess the governments are suppressing it or something.
Anyhow, since then I've been using Google Maps (and Picasa) for something much more mundane: photographing some of the scenery around Genava. All, I've actually done is take photographs, upload them, and assign them locations from a Google Map. I haven't been particularly adventurous yet, climbing mountains or anything -- this one was something so that the folks back home could see my cycling route to work.
The magic happens when you look everything on map-view and all the photographs are displayed on top of a Google Map. There's also a button to dump the whole thing into Google Earth, if you like that. It's quite fun (if that's what you're into).
Of course, in a few years Google Street View will have expanded and have photographed the whole 11 dimensional space-time, including our bedroom windows. But until then, this is the best I can do.
So er, yeah. I guess what I was asking was if anyone has done (i.e. if anyone is nerdy enough to do) something similar. Anyone? We've got the countryside for it.
hayesAug 27, 2008 @ 15:25
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Aug 27, 2008 @ 16:14
What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:
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What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:
YouMeCo, Aug 27, 2008 @ 16:14
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Aug 27, 2008 @ 17:07
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YouMeCo (27/08/2008)
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What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:[/quote]
I just tried to find that street view example where a kid falls off his bike as the camera passes him. I guess that must have been posted on Glocals at some point. But to their credit Google seem to have removed the offending photographs from street view itself. This is good, of course for the kid's self esteem, but bad for the amusement of everyone else on the planet. I had to resort to finding it on youtube, accompanied by *really* annoying commentary:
I guess it got removed by someone reporting an inappropriate image, as anyone can do. Or just because of all the attention it attracted at the time (>4000 diggs). But that horse had well and truly bolted. Straight to youtube, in this case.
Google have denied privacy issues in street view a number of times but it's hard to accept in some ways. You could, just about, see in a window. You can definitely read the licence plates of some cars -- stuff you can't do with the satellite imagery or overhead photography. You could also argue that it's the thin end of the wedge (alright, a slightly thicker bit). It's quite conceivable that as bandwidth/server capacity go up and it rolls out in more places, they'll start to work on a high resolution version. With multiple epochs. At night with flood lighting. With cameras on sticks or mini helicopters. And infrared.
No, Google seem to be arguing the point that it's all done publicly. In an area where anyone can go and take a photo and put it on the web. And it's true: the point remains that if you're doing something in your house that you don't want anyone to see, you close the curtain. That much has always been down to you since people *can* look in anyway. When I look out of my apartment window I do occasionally see flashbulbs go off (I think that's what they are). It does look like someone from the other side is photographing someone on my side. Maybe me. Who knows?
I guess the issue is that it lends itself more to encouraging privacy issues to arise. Simply making it a lot easier for people to spy on their neighbours (the internet has been doing this since day 1). Encouraging voyeurism. And exhibitionism for that matter.
All that said - I'm quite looking forward to Street View coming to my neighbourhood. I reckon it's fun.
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YouMeCo (27/08/2008)
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What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:[/quote]
I just tried to find that street view example where a kid falls off his bike as the camera passes him. I guess that must have been posted on Glocals at some point. But to their credit Google seem to have removed the offending photographs from street view itself. This is good, of course for the kid's self esteem, but bad for the amusement of everyone else on the planet. I had to resort to finding it on youtube, accompanied by *really* annoying commentary:
I guess it got removed by someone reporting an inappropriate image, as anyone can do. Or just because of all the attention it attracted at the time (>4000 diggs). But that horse had well and truly bolted. Straight to youtube, in this case.
Google have denied privacy issues in street view a number of times but it's hard to accept in some ways. You could, just about, see in a window. You can definitely read the licence plates of some cars -- stuff you can't do with the satellite imagery or overhead photography. You could also argue that it's the thin end of the wedge (alright, a slightly thicker bit). It's quite conceivable that as bandwidth/server capacity go up and it rolls out in more places, they'll start to work on a high resolution version. With multiple epochs. At night with flood lighting. With cameras on sticks or mini helicopters. And infrared.
No, Google seem to be arguing the point that it's all done publicly. In an area where anyone can go and take a photo and put it on the web. And it's true: the point remains that if you're doing something in your house that you don't want anyone to see, you close the curtain. That much has always been down to you since people *can* look in anyway. When I look out of my apartment window I do occasionally see flashbulbs go off (I think that's what they are). It does look like someone from the other side is photographing someone on my side. Maybe me. Who knows?
I guess the issue is that it lends itself more to encouraging privacy issues to arise. Simply making it a lot easier for people to spy on their neighbours (the internet has been doing this since day 1). Encouraging voyeurism. And exhibitionism for that matter.
All that said - I'm quite looking forward to Street View coming to my neighbourhood. I reckon it's fun.
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YouMeCo (27/08/2008)
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What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:[/quote]
I just tried to find that street view example where a kid falls off his bike as the camera passes him. I guess that must have been posted on Glocals at some point. But to their credit Google seem to have removed the offending photographs from street view itself. This is good, of course for the kid's self esteem, but bad for the amusement of everyone else on the planet. I had to resort to finding it on youtube, accompanied by *really* annoying commentary:
I guess it got removed by someone reporting an inappropriate image, as anyone can do. Or just because of all the attention it attracted at the time (>4000 diggs). But that horse had well and truly bolted. Straight to youtube, in this case.
Google have denied privacy issues in street view a number of times but it's hard to accept in some ways. You could, just about, see in a window. You can definitely read the licence plates of some cars -- stuff you can't do with the satellite imagery or overhead photography. You could also argue that it's the thin end of the wedge (alright, a slightly thicker bit). It's quite conceivable that as bandwidth/server capacity go up and it rolls out in more places, they'll start to work on a high resolution version. With multiple epochs. At night with flood lighting. With cameras on sticks or mini helicopters. And infrared.
No, Google seem to be arguing the point that it's all done publicly. In an area where anyone can go and take a photo and put it on the web. And it's true: the point remains that if you're doing something in your house that you don't want anyone to see, you close the curtain. That much has always been down to you since people *can* look in anyway. When I look out of my apartment window I do occasionally see flashbulbs go off (I think that's what they are). It does look like someone from the other side is photographing someone on my side. Maybe me. Who knows?
I guess the issue is that it lends itself more to encouraging privacy issues to arise. Simply making it a lot easier for people to spy on their neighbours (the internet has been doing this since day 1). Encouraging voyeurism. And exhibitionism for that matter.
All that said - I'm quite looking forward to Street View coming to my neighbourhood. I reckon it's fun.
hayes, Aug 27, 2008 @ 17:07
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YouMeCo (27/08/2008)
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What scares me about this 'new' technology that Google has implemented is the fact that who knows what kinds of photos could be appearing in future on these maps.... including a peak into your own living / bed room! :blink:[/quote]
I just tried to find that street view example where a kid falls off his bike as the camera passes him. I guess that must have been posted on Glocals at some point. But to their credit Google seem to have removed the offending photographs from street view itself. This is good, of course for the kid's self esteem, but bad for the amusement of everyone else on the planet. I had to resort to finding it on youtube, accompanied by *really* annoying commentary:
I guess it got removed by someone reporting an inappropriate image, as anyone can do. Or just because of all the attention it attracted at the time (>4000 diggs). But that horse had well and truly bolted. Straight to youtube, in this case.
Google have denied privacy issues in street view a number of times but it's hard to accept in some ways. You could, just about, see in a window. You can definitely read the licence plates of some cars -- stuff you can't do with the satellite imagery or overhead photography. You could also argue that it's the thin end of the wedge (alright, a slightly thicker bit). It's quite conceivable that as bandwidth/server capacity go up and it rolls out in more places, they'll start to work on a high resolution version. With multiple epochs. At night with flood lighting. With cameras on sticks or mini helicopters. And infrared.
No, Google seem to be arguing the point that it's all done publicly. In an area where anyone can go and take a photo and put it on the web. And it's true: the point remains that if you're doing something in your house that you don't want anyone to see, you close the curtain. That much has always been down to you since people *can* look in anyway. When I look out of my apartment window I do occasionally see flashbulbs go off (I think that's what they are). It does look like someone from the other side is photographing someone on my side. Maybe me. Who knows?
I guess the issue is that it lends itself more to encouraging privacy issues to arise. Simply making it a lot easier for people to spy on their neighbours (the internet has been doing this since day 1). Encouraging voyeurism. And exhibitionism for that matter.
All that said - I'm quite looking forward to Street View coming to my neighbourhood. I reckon it's fun.
hayes, Aug 27, 2008 @ 17:07
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