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Spotted a Google car with all the gubbins on the roof driving westbound along Edinburgh's Queen Street on Tuesday. Makes me wonder how many updates they'll do. I notice the current images of this street are taken driving eastbound so not sure if they're going for 100% completeness or what? In all honesty, I thought Edinburgh was already pretty comprehensively covered.

Also noticed something a bit funny here: Street View link
It's my former University, with the Union showing a banner on the front. Then take one click to your left, and the banner disappears and up pops E4's Udderbelly tent at the Festival Fringe... I'm confused.

scottishtv wrote:Spotted a Google car with all the gubbins on the roof driving westbound along Edinburgh's Queen Street on Tuesday. Makes me wonder how many updates they'll do. I notice the current images of this street are taken driving eastbound so not sure if they're going for 100% completeness or what? In all honesty, I thought Edinburgh was already pretty comprehensively covered.

Oh that's good they've not finished in Edinburgh. There's still quite a bit to be covered (well, my house at least...)

scottishtv wrote:Also noticed something a bit funny here: Street View link
It's my former University, with the Union showing a banner on the front. Then take one click to your left, and the banner disappears and up pops E4's Udderbelly tent at the Festival Fringe... I'm confused.

I've noticed on a few streets that certain photos have clearly been taken on different days, despite being right next to each other. Not exactly sure why.

Beep wrote:*/me whistles in a non obvious manor*

As in hidden in the trees of a country park? Or do you mean manner, you illiterate git?

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morons

Ant wrote:I've noticed on a few streets that certain photos have clearly been taken on different days, despite being right next to each other. Not exactly sure why.

Maybe there was a problem with the original photo, such as sun glare, or lack of focus etc.. so they returned to do a re-shoot on a different day.

I believe you can request a pictures to be removed if you are identifiable even with facial blurring - as such, they must either have a stock of pictures from any one position, or they send the car out again to get the missing picture.

Indeed, I found some boring picture to try removing, worked like a charm. Since I was able to arbitrarily remove an image (supposing I had chosen one of actual interest rather than a boring stretch of A-road) I think they should make the process, if not more secure, at least a lot more time consuming involving writing letters.

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morons

If I hadn't been on street view, I never would have known that you can get into someone's house via the door.

Ronnie Rowlands wrote:

Hymagumba wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... lming.html

morons

If I hadn't been on street view, I never would have known that you can get into someone's house via the door.

Exactly. Like having a photo of a street is any more intrusive than having your name and address listed in the phone book with your phone number.

I think the most useful thing about Street View is that you can familiarise yourself with a place before you go there. Say you say to someone "I'll meet you by the Starbucks on Goodge Street in London" - well with Street View you can find out exactly how far from the Tube that Starbucks is, if you're not familiar with Goodge Street.

Alexia wrote:

Ronnie Rowlands wrote:

Hymagumba wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... lming.html

morons

If I hadn't been on street view, I never would have known that you can get into someone's house via the door.

Exactly. Like having a photo of a street is any more intrusive than having your name and address listed in the phone book with your phone number.

I think the most useful thing about Street View is that you can familiarise yourself with a place before you go there. Say you say to someone "I'll meet you by the Starbucks on Goodge Street in London" - well with Street View you can find out exactly how far from the Tube that Starbucks is, if you're not familiar with Goodge Street.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?near=&q=S ... 4999999999

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?near=&q=G ... a=N&tab=il

Well turns out I was after the Cafe Nero on Tottenham Court Road.