I Like Google’s Street View Maps
October 22nd, 2009 Thomasso Posted in Blog and Web Tech, General, Nifty Plug-ins, Photographs | Comments Off
This is so cool! I remember the Google truck driving around town, going from street to street, with this weird looking camera sitting on a tripod on its deck. In a way it is freaky knowing that the world can now see your street, house, even the garbage can and mess on the lawn. Only if there was some warning? This adds a whole new dimension of public view.The Google Street View service started up on October 7, 2009 for some areas of Canada, mostly the large cities and their urban areas. They got much of the Lower mainland, the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver area covered.
Above, you can use your mouse to move the 360 degree picture around to see the main street in Fort Langley, and the street I live on. Of course I am not going to show the exact location, for privacy reasons. 
Have fun, take a tour of Fort Langley and the rest of the Metro Vancouver area – street by street!
I’ve already used the Google Street View for finding what a house or building looks like before I leave to visit it. I can see many more uses such as road conditions for large trucks, or parking spaces–whether it is pay parking or free public parking. The list seems endless.
I even checked to see if my image was captured becuase I did see that truck drive by me while I was walking to the market that day. No, I’m on it, or at least that I am aware of?
