[plug] [OT] Google maps

[Chris Caston]

On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 11:13, W.Kenworthy wrote:
> I think there is the possibility of drilling down further once you reach
> the limit of satellite maps - that is if a webcam, library photos or
> similar at street level near the point you select it can be shown.
> Think it is a service (paid) from a company in the US, and was being
> looked at from a tourist point of view (locate and see famous
> landmarks).
> 
> In Perth we have (had?, its gone quiet) the trial of street cameras
> installed in light poles.  And main roads seems to have a lot of cameras
> on main thoroughfares - it all adds up to being very 1984'ish.
> 
> Just takes access to the material and a smart web programmer to link it
> all together and we could have (albeit partial) coverage now ...
> 
> BillK

As 802.11n/802.16 cameras get as cheap as a newspaper and a kit-kat and
as widely deployed as cockroaches this could well happen.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 10:16 +0800, Muskie Teh Otterboi wrote:
> > That's technically impossible. well, maybe if you hijacked a military 
> > sattelite all for yourself, but for something like google maps, with a 
> 
> > 
> 
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