This morning I was driving to work when I spotted an Orange Chevrolet Cobalt from California with a tall contraption on the roof. At the top was a camera with multiple lenses that covered a 360° area. By the base looked like a GPS receiver. I pulled up to the side of it and saw a magnetic Google Maps sign affixed to it. This car was taking photos for Google Maps Street View!
You may be interested to know that the gentleman driving was in his seat dancing to some music. I will have to check this intersection on Google Maps in a few weeks to see if my car made it in!
For those of you who don’t know what Google Maps Streetview is, here is what you can do with it:
- You can use Street View to view street level photographs in the follow cities:
- Portland, OR
- San Fransisco, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Phoenix, AZ
- Tuscan, AZ
- Denver, CO
- Houston, TX
- Chicago, IL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Orlando, FL
- Miami, FL
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Take virtual walks; pan, rotate and zoom.
- Explore cityscapes, landmarks and points of interest.
- Find shops, restaurants, parks, hotels and more.
You can also view the official Street Maps Tutorial on YouTube:
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that is so cool! i was trying to figure out when Google went through my neighborhood. i was able to locate my apt and determined by the windows that it was a saturday and i was home. so, i proceeded to find my car and the streets and i sure did!