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Jun 1, 2007 | 03:03 PM

kidatari

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Google Maps Streeet View

Google has a new feature called 'Street View' It's pretty cool- The demo.

And of course, people are now finding all kinds of interesting pictures through streetview.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...t_for_urb.html Possible NWS

I found Upper Playground in SF.

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:13 PM

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I got this one in my e-mail this morning labeled
"Anyone live on 18th and S. Van Ness? Might want to call the cops"

http://www.google.com/maps?q=San%20F...595123594951,2

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:16 PM

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What/where do they get the pics for that?

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:19 PM

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What/where do they get the pics for that?

A cadre of vans with cameras drives around town.

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:30 PM

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A cadre of vans with cameras drives around town.

its actually one car with a camera.

my friend does it. hes been working on the sacramento area for about a month now.

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:46 PM

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Matt, if you look through the peir area of SF, you can see the shadow of the van. It has a huge 360 camera on it.

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:51 PM

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ah ok. I just looked at some of the wired stuff but not in much detail - I've been on the phone with IBM for four hours :|

Jun 1, 2007 | 03:56 PM

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print screen?

Jun 1, 2007 | 04:03 PM

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Yeah, you can't "save" the images, but if you print screen, then paste in to your image editor and grab the image out of the pasted image you're gold.