Google Takes it down a level
By Anthony Longo 30 05 2007
(Above - Google Street @ 110 Greene Street, New York (Our pals at Goldman Properties HQ)
Well, just closer to the ground!
Today at the Where 2.0 conference, Google announced it has rolled out city level street view in several metropolitan areas, including San Francisco (e.g., a search for “94111“).
Unlike Microsoft Virtual Earth’s Birds Eye photos, which are shot from low flying aircraft, Google’s imagery gives you an immediate on-the-ground perspective and using a nifty Flash interface actually allows you to navigate the streets in a nearly 3D environment.
This is the most awesome Google tool ever in my opinion! Can’t wait to see the API on this (if they ever let us get our hands on it!)
Check it out at www.maps.google.com (remember they are only live in San Francisco & New York) and click on STREET VIEW in the map header.
Source: Inman News
I was floored when I first saw this technology. I hope they are able to expand it to a broader range of areas soon!
Yes, us too. It is crazy. We signed up to help them develop Boston…we cant wait to see how they are really doing this!
Now, what happens in Vegas doesn’t have to stay in Vegas! Street View is a great idea, but they seriously need to update their real-time update rate. On one snapshot, I still see the Stardust hotel (imploded in March), plus the Aladdin Hotel (now Planet Hollywood), and a whole bunch of other building landscape changes in the past couple of months. That’s the best part of being in Vegas - everything’s constantly changing!