St Landrew Posted 18 March, 2009 Posted 18 March, 2009 Just in case people don't know it yet, but Street View is available for Southampton now. I'm just exploring it at the moment. Don't quite know how far it extends yet, but it's the usual fun.
Weston Saint Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 Just put my postcode in, clicked streetview and can see my house, front and back jst like a good photo. I can tell the picture was taken between Sept & Dec 2008.
Durleyfos Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 Just put my postcode in, clicked streetview and can see my house, front and back jst like a good photo. I can tell the picture was taken between Sept & Dec 2008. Just done the same (with my postcode, obviously) and the picture is at least 3 years old!!
Ponty Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 You get to overtake a learner on Stoneham Lane. Sweet.
Johnny Shearer Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 Whilst it is a good thing to have a look at it does feel like another step towards 1984 for me. Did have everyone at the office having a play with it today though.
hamster Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 Whilst it is a good thing to have a look at it does feel like another step towards 1984 for me. Did have everyone at the office having a play with it today though. Told some colleagues about it and they were shocked that it was so detailed. Offered to show them on the computers and they pooed themselves saying that we'd all got an e-mail WARNING of excessive personal use of works computers, ala facebook vierwing and the like. 1984! They'll be tagging us next.
St Landrew Posted 19 March, 2009 Author Posted 19 March, 2009 I notice that the face and vehicle registration number blurring, is extremely flawed. One end of a car's number plate maybe blurred, but you go past the car and look back, and the number is completely visible and recognisible once you zoom in. Not that I would worry, in any case, but some people would find it a problem. Some people would find anything a problem.
hamster Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 I notice that the face and vehicle registration number blurring, is extremely flawed. One end of a car's number plate maybe blurred, but you go past the car and look back, and the number is completely visible and recognisible once you zoom in. Not that I would worry, in any case, but some people would find it a problem. Some people would find anything a problem. absolutely correct. Further to p my last post, I did find a way around it and I too noticed the number plates. Person I was showing raised their eyebrows at it, but I pointed out that it is actually possible in real life to walk past someones car and read their number plate qute legally. It is quite harmless imho and extremely impressive. Ponty metioned Stoneham Lane. Go to Stoneham Close, facing Stoneham lane. Look left towards the bus stop and zoom in, you will clearly see a St Georges nipper waving frantically at the camera. He is probably now a legend in the palyground. I wish i'd seen it going around and made myself immortal too.
exit2 Posted 19 March, 2009 Posted 19 March, 2009 have to say Im very impressed. Funny thing is while we were looking at our house, we saw our car etc, but then went to look at a friends house, our friend and my missus were stood in the drive way looking the "google car". So she is chuffed now
Post-it note Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 have to say Im very impressed. Funny thing is while we were looking at our house, we saw our car etc, but then went to look at a friends house, our friend and my missus were stood in the drive way looking the "google car". So she is chuffed now What was your firend doing with your missus?
nick1579 Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 Ah, Mr google the affair rumbler. Had a "Trigger" question from a work colleague yesterday while looking at this. "Is it live"? Mouth before brain me thinks. hee hee.
warsash saint Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 http://www.urlesque.com/2009/02/05/top-10-moments-caught-on-google-maps-street-view/ Some of these US ones caught on camera are quite funny
stevegrant Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 There are some absolutely hilarious images. Various ones of people p!ssing in the street, one with someone throwing up, people going in and out of sex shops, etc. Sadly, Google appear to be removing a lot of them
Rory Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 I love it. Not being in Soton, I am getting all nostalgic travelling around the place. Nice to see the Google car stuck in the always horrendous traffic queue on Howard Road
stevegrant Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 Nice to see the Google car stuck in the always horrendous traffic queue on Howard Road Yeah I did chuckle at that one
Hamilton Saint Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 "Google has removed dozens of photos from its new UK Street View service." [bBC News] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7954596.stm
Johnny Shearer Posted 20 March, 2009 Posted 20 March, 2009 It has a strange morbid allure. I keep going back to it.
Hamilton Saint Posted 21 March, 2009 Posted 21 March, 2009 St. Mary's Stadium http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=50.905766,-1.387228&spn=0,359.982018&z=17&layer=c&cbll=50.905674,-1.389333&panoid=VZptz6bDsSQAnCI9lz-RlA&cbp=12,267.5961632550248,,0,2.095432246088569
hamster Posted 22 March, 2009 Posted 22 March, 2009 St. Mary's Stadium http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=50.905766,-1.387228&spn=0,359.982018&z=17&layer=c&cbll=50.905674,-1.389333&panoid=VZptz6bDsSQAnCI9lz-RlA&cbp=12,267.5961632550248,,0,2.095432246088569 Fratton Park
Dicko Posted 22 March, 2009 Posted 22 March, 2009 Just put my postcode in, clicked streetview and can see my house, front and back jst like a good photo. I can tell the picture was taken between Sept & Dec 2008. I've just noticed the JD Wetherspoons in Ocean Village with a banner saying it opens on 29th Sept So September 2008 seems pretty accurate
ecuk268 Posted 22 March, 2009 Posted 22 March, 2009 I've just noticed the JD Wetherspoons in Ocean Village with a banner saying it opens on 29th Sept So September 2008 seems pretty accurate I'd agree with Sept. All the trees are still in leaf, petrol is 1.09 a litre at Tescos and a couple of building developments in our road are at about the right stage.
rpb Posted 22 March, 2009 Posted 22 March, 2009 If you look at the Sandbanks Ferry, it is sinking! To make things worse another ferry is about to plough into it.
Colinjb Posted 22 March, 2009 Posted 22 March, 2009 Just taken a look at my house in Coventry, this is almost ****e scary!
skintsaint Posted 23 March, 2009 Posted 23 March, 2009 im surprised it has taken this long, been available in Oz for at least a year and this place is normally around 3 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to things like this
Jillyanne Posted 3 April, 2009 Posted 3 April, 2009 I saw this car coming off the M27 at Eastleigh North/Chandlers Ford yesterday, maybe Eastleigh will soon be on Google Maps.
Rusty Posted 3 April, 2009 Posted 3 April, 2009 Nice to see Pompey deemed unworthy ! Pompey was street view'd a while ago, but a lot of folks complained about invasions of privacy, and it's been removed.
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 3 April, 2009 Posted 3 April, 2009 I saw this car coming off the M27 at Eastleigh North/Chandlers Ford yesterday, maybe Eastleigh will soon be on Google Maps. They were filming in Derby Rd and all the roads off of it about 3 weeks ago.
jawillwill Posted 3 April, 2009 Posted 3 April, 2009 I see the people of Milton Keynes have decided to protost against the google car for invasion of privacy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7981677.stm ...a protest which only ended up giving their houses nationwide coverage on the BBC news. Also like the way in that piece it shows the images taken down such as the man going into a sex shop. Surely it defeats the point of taking them down? :smt017
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