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Anybody checked out the new functions on Google maps yet.

Somebody's been busy taking a shit load of photos

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=1%20beach%20road%2C%20north%20beach%20western%20australia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

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Pretty incredible stuff

Tue, 2008-08-05 22:02

Is that your house with the pool out the front Jody?
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just asking

Tue, 2008-08-05 22:09

for trouble with the thieves if you ask me.but it must have some handy side to it

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Na mate

Tue, 2008-08-05 22:10

Just put up one close to the ocean so ya'll could take the scenic route along the coast  ;)

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Damn, I was planning to drop in for a feed the next time you

Tue, 2008-08-05 22:16

had a good day out fishing.
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Gee these pics are recent

Tue, 2008-08-05 22:21

Gee these pics are recent to!  Only thing is the actual address and picture address are sightly out.

 

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they blank out number plates

Tue, 2008-08-05 23:04

they blank out number plates and faces..... apparently....

i cant see the problem really.... you can only see on there what you can see if you drive down the street anyway..... plus if any theives want to pinch something then they will do it regardless of google.... mongrels that they are

 

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Yeah great isnt it.

Wed, 2008-08-06 09:13

Yeah great isnt it.

The pics of my work and home were from around Janurary 08.

Here is a link to the wiki page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View

Imagine driving around every street in the world for a living.

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Wed, 2008-08-06 06:44

Yeah, heard about it on the ABC news radio station last night. Apparently, the Aust Commissioner for Privacy, (or some such name) had discussions with Google Australia on the whole issue and blanking out number plates was one outcome, but the Com is far from satified. It was reported that Google Aus was far more helpful then the parent company. 

There's sure been a HELL of a lot of images taken. What a project! 

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and you wonder ..

Wed, 2008-08-06 11:34

if in this day we need things like this ... perfect tool for potential 'terrorist' plots etc etc, wouldnt be hard ..

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Look at all the conspiracy

Wed, 2008-08-06 13:30

Look at all the conspiracy theorists coming out Surprised... no different to driving down ya street..

 

I reckon it's cool

i looked up the new house we just bought, way cool, and current too, got the for sale sign out the front.. 

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Yeah, will come in Handy

Wed, 2008-08-06 13:40

It'll come in handy if you want to check out houses when you are looking to buy. You can move up and down the street and get an idea. If you have quite a few to look at, could save some time.  

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i wonder how often they will

Wed, 2008-08-06 14:32

i wonder how often they will update the pics

 

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Good question boof

Wed, 2008-08-06 14:36

Imagine the storage (server) capacity required. Must be massive. 

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i bet another 10 or 15 years

Wed, 2008-08-06 14:42

i bet another 10 or 15 years and they will be tapping into all the cctv camera's around and we'll have live video to everywhere... now that would be cool..... all they will need then is to give everyone access to the satalite camera's...


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haha oh i think its cool

Wed, 2008-08-06 15:11

yeah i think its great but yes theories theories theories!!

i was reading in the paper today about it and the America version they apparently saw a lady exposing herself in a building and a man walking into an adult bookstore, which personally i think is hilarious lol!

i checked out my house and lucky you can only see my car but hanging an ass out of the window would be quite funny, once we find out when it updates it would be easy to do such humourous things lol.

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not the satalite col.....

Wed, 2008-08-06 15:54

not the satalite col..... its a car with a 360 degree camera mounted on top..... i think the driver would take a second pass down the street after the full moon dissappeared......Laughing

 

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That's an even scarier thought Jes

Wed, 2008-08-06 16:08

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Extra points

Wed, 2008-08-06 15:58

LOL!! You can see the Fishwrecked sticker on the back of my car in our driveway.

Reckon that should give me enough points to get a free shirt Tongue out

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cool...... i reckon we need

Wed, 2008-08-06 16:00

cool...... i reckon we need to find out when it is getting updated and then everyone on the site put a "fishwrecked.com" sign on their front lawn

 

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The yanks...

Wed, 2008-08-06 16:03

...will love this - they love their '5 minutes of fame'. They'll probably have 'Googe Street Image' parties Foot in mouth

 

Haha - Nice one Jody!

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I was spun out

Wed, 2008-08-06 20:37

to find a picture of my house here in sunny Tom Price with my other halfs Suzuki SX4 in the driveway , bloody surreal and then on the day the pic was taken, my box trailer was at my sons place and find it on street view , well bugger me, technology is catching up with me even in the bush

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Whys the post mans bike

Wed, 2008-08-06 21:12

Whys the post mans bike parked out side my house HMMM must be delivering a package lol CHEERS SHAG

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ooo shag

Thu, 2008-08-07 10:53

questions asked maybe?

lol just kidding

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doesn't work for me...

Thu, 2008-08-07 10:38

when I type in my address , it automatically changes it to some scruffy house around the corner but i discovered if i click on the arrow i can actually drive (?) back up the street and around the corner to see my place.  incredible

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I better get home and water my front lawn

Thu, 2008-08-07 10:53

It is dry as.
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Thu, 2008-08-07 10:54

the pictures were taken in Summer mate my front lawn is the same haha!

actually i dont even think i have lawn its just dead..

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I am glad the paranoid schizophrenic who lives next door

Thu, 2008-08-07 10:57

to my house wasn't home when that bubble car came around to take the pictures. I don't know what he would have thought. He is always claiming we are being invaded.
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Thu, 2008-08-07 12:18

Tell him to change cerials #1.

Yeah, if I put my address in it ends up in the bush somewhere, but I can drive along to the house.  

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