StreetView

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

Still not on there........      

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Not sure how to explain this ?  

Excellent looks like somebody left a pair of pliers on the camera.

Ok so I've done the same may times and left tools in the engine bay

[tex]

personally i think the whole idea has no use.. It does feel like an invasion of privacy tho.. I will be looking into getting removed..

[dombanks]

i have found, using street view conclusive proof of global cooling! yes cooling not warming.

just move up this street and see how the seasons change as the GC (as ive coined it) works.

it should be noted that this is a VERY localised phenomenon

click here

[Martin Keene]

What I really can't understand about the project, is what the business model is. Google have sent, a load of cars, possible hundreds, all over the country, driven every road, with a very expensive panaromic camera on the top and published the results on their maps page with no charge to the user.

Who pays for this? Where is the profit generated? Most odd...

[stephenh]

advetising, and other web page links, maybe?

Personally, I was quite amused looking up my own drive. Dont really feel it any more an invasion of my privacy than if someone is cruising up the road looking at houses in the locality "in the flesh" as it were.Cant see the difference myself.

[dombanks]

google is a private company and has proabably paid for it itself by selling images and tie ups with other comanies.

the metropolitan police have been able to use street view to monitor and deter crime.

there is a tie up with a property company so people can look about an area without having to go.

fancyapint.com also has a tie up.

this will probably end up paying for itself through advertising

personally i have used it to find places i have to go. if you find a pic that you have a particular problem with then you can request it be removed.

[Martin Keene]

I don't have problem with it all, far form it, as others have said it's no difference than somebody walking up the street.

I just don't see how it covers its, what are likely to fairly sizeable costs, let alone make money.

I have noticed that Right Move have street view links on properties, maybe they have to pay for the links?

[mavhh]

google is a private company and has proabably paid for it itself by selling images and tie ups with other comanies.

the metropolitan police have been able to use street view to monitor and deter crime.

there is a tie up with a property company so people can look about an area without having to go.

fancyapint.com also has a tie up.

this will probably end up paying for itself through advertising

personally i have used it to find places i have to go. if you find a pic that you have a particular problem with then you can request it be removed.

How do the Met use it to deter crime? The 'new' image of my own property is over a year old...

[tex]

so what happens when someone has something of value ie a good car down the drive and its now visible for the whole world to see? Or it maybe some other thing that becomes visible? Just rings of too much big brother to me.. Not needed and should of been asked beforehand giving an option

[jak]

You can opt out, I think. There's a mechanism for requesting an image to be removed anyway. You will have to prove the image is personal to you or it could be a malicious prank.

Yep, just done that, got automated response email. See what happens.    

Got email from Google today, they have removed the image of my house and the rest of the street!!

That was a better and quicker response than I expected.

John

[langy]

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I just don't see how it covers its, what are likely to fairly sizeable costs, let alone make money.

I dare say they sell a few versions of Earth Pro at $400

[dombanks]

google is a private company and has proabably paid for it itself by selling images and tie ups with other comanies.

the metropolitan police have been able to use street view to monitor and deter crime.

there is a tie up with a property company so people can look about an area without having to go.

fancyapint.com also has a tie up.

this will probably end up paying for itself through advertising

personally i have used it to find places i have to go. if you find a pic that you have a particular problem with then you can request it be removed.

How do the Met use it to deter crime? The 'new' image of my own property is over a year old...

dunno just read in a load of places they used it to monitor crime. its probably just to produce stats or create profiles. maybe, just like half dozen or so people using it as evidence for devorce, they have actually snapped someone doing something?

[pistonbroke]

You can opt out, I think. There's a mechanism for requesting an image to be removed anyway. You will have to prove the image is personal to you or it could be a malicious prank.

Yep, just done that, got automated response email. See what happens.    

Got email from Google today, they have removed the image of my house and the rest of the street!!

That was a better and quicker response than I expected.

John

The've only removed it from your screen , the rest of the world can still see your street and your house  

[echoz]

If I spend an hour or so cruising round the wealthy areas of say London, surely I can spot myself a few exotic cars, and if I knew what i was doing, I could steal said cars as I now know where to look?

Just an extreme idea but that's what I thought about it.