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June 1, 2007
Google's street level maps: coolness to the nth power.
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| Google's "street level" view of Marine Drive in San Francisco, CA. Click for a larger view |
So have you seen the street level views yet? They're not available for all cities (yet), but do include San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, New York, and Miami. There's a nice description on the CNET website.
The small image at the top of this entry shows the Golden Gate bridge from the vantage point of Marine Drive in San Francisco. Click the image to enlarge -- make sure you note the controls in the upper-left quandrant that allow you to zoom and rotate the image. Then go out and see for yourself the potential of one of Google's latest innovations.
Posted by AnthonyMcMullen at June 1, 2007 12:06 PM
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I used this product to look around and the idea is cool but the images are not.
there is distortion of images, and they overlap.
quality of image is not good.
it does not advance smoothly and seems choppy.
I think the idea of street level mapping was great but the implementation fell short.
I am waiting for someone else to do street level mapping using 3-D technology, with accuracy and image quality. For all the wealth and tools at their disposal , google failed to deliver on this one....
Posted by: brett olson at June 4, 2007 12:31 PM
I think that the product is not good at all.
images are blurry, overlapping, distortion, and not 3-
I think the google product is marginal
I was hoping to see clarity, seemlessness and accurate 3 d data.
this is just an amateur attempt at mapping. Is this all google can come up with.....
surely someone else is doing something better.
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Posted by: brett olson at June 4, 2007 1:19 PM
I suspect Google's implementation will improve as they continue to develop te product. Google is, according to at least one industry analyst, playing catch-up with this particular segment.
If you're interested in similar products, try EveryScape. Not much there yet, but the images do trump Google's.
Posted by: tony mcmullen at June 4, 2007 1:38 PM