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"Street view" coming to Google Maps?
It looks like Google is prepping a new feature for Google Maps that will include a street-level view. While it's not clear what that view will look like, how users will navigate, or if it will be easier to use than Microsoft's version (shown to the right), Google has registered a series of domain names related to the project:- GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.COM
- GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.NET
- GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.ORG
- GOOGLEMAPSSTREETVIEW.ORG
- GOOGLESTREETVIEW.COM
- GOOGLESTREETVIEW.NET
- GOOGLESTREETVIEW.ORG
It'll be interesting to see if Google can find a good way to make street level maps useful as well as impressive to look at. Sure, it'd be cool to virtually drive down the street and look in your office window to see if you can find yourself. But being able to search for driving directions, and then actually see the route before getting in the car could make navigating the road a whole lot easier.
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erol said 2:46AM on 5-28-2007
it is done in france.
http://ved.pagesjaunes.fr/ciweb2g-ved/photo/AfficherPageAccueilPhoto.do
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attathomeguy said 1:46PM on 5-29-2007
it is live as of 10:45am PST and it is pretty cool.
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Dustin Moore said 4:59PM on 5-29-2007
You can see the extent of the Immersive Media content has been collected here:
http://demos.immersivemedia.com/onlinecities/
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bassem said 10:32PM on 6-08-2007
i luv this programme
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josip said 8:59AM on 6-16-2007
ok street view
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eastern flower said 11:21PM on 8-27-2007
Eastern Flower
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