google streetview uk is live!

[Darkflame]

Utterly brillent ideas there.

Does Streetview tie into the normal GoogleMaps API?

I've seen plenty of google-maps games, but none with streetview. If its possible theres a good opertunity there, especialy if you can overlay 3d.

[arron]

Plenty of opportunity for an on-rails shooter with all this data if you could turn it into a mesh based representation of various cities. I can see a possible scenario based around a alien made UK zombie invasion, and you're trying to eradicate the menace from the streets from the turret of the last remaining Google attack tank..

I imagine it could possibly be done the way the old Resident Evil games used 2D static backgrounds, with 3D characters laid on top.

Initially perhaps, but I think you could aim higher than that with some clever image ranging algorithm.

[Darkflame]

Well, I think this is just begging to be combined with Microsofts Photosynth technology isnt it?

Google seem to have taken a small step in that direction with it recognising the angles photos where taken from and matching them up.

[benedictw]

Lets not forget that google are also doing a en masse laser scanning of buildings as well.

[Orangy Tang]

Hotblack Desaito.

I got quite a shock when I saw that while half-asleep on a bus a few weeks back, before remembering that Douglas Adams said he'd named the character after an Islington estate agent.

[chub]

Well, I think this is just begging to be combined with Microsofts Photosynth technology isnt it?

Your wish is their command: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... rival.html

[Darkflame]

Sounds good.
I do get slightly worried they are seeing it only as a "cool way to view photos" thing rather then a "method to get 3d point data of populated areas".

[anon76235]

The google fun bus is in halifax today

[PVB]

The google fun bus is in halifax today

Did you wave at it as it drove by?

[wanye]

now you see it...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 0000000011

(move down bengal st a few steps)

[carolen]

now you see it...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 0000000011

(move down bengal st a few steps)

Neat job!

[Orava]

http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c= ... 2352941174

http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c= ... 6702534775

[Misfit]

Video Streetview of London...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/01 ... ut_london/

And, once what is being called "London 2.0" is fully live, it is thought Channel 4 has an option on producing the world's largest reality TV series, with the population of one of the planet's greatest cities as the cast. "The working title is I'm a Londoner, Get Me Out of Here, but it's still early days," said a source.

Would be funnier if it weren't going to be true one day (yes I know it is an April fool).

[Darkflame]

I'd love that to be true.
At least, partly
I find the idea of everyone being able to watch whats happening in public far less unplesent then the idea of just a handfull, especialy if that also includes areas like council debating chambers, and (indeed) CCTV monitering rooms themselfs.

Being watched isnt nearly so bad if you can watch back

[DutchLlama]

Well of course the NIMBY's had to get wise to it:

Google may have stated its intention to photograph the 'great majority' of Britain's roads for its controversial Street View mapping website.

But when the internet firm's car arrived to capture the historic village of Broughton on camera, it was the locals who snapped.

Fearing the images could be used by burglars to scout for suitable homes to raid, villagers formed a human barrier in the road to stop the Street View car in its tracks.

And they emerged victorious after forcing the vehicle to turn around and leave the village.

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