Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The awesomeness of Google Street View

So it's been out for quite some time now, Google Street View that is. You may even have seen the little Toyota Prius cars running about in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban etc.

But have you taken the time to log onto Google Earth and see what it's all about? Quite frankly I think it's the best thing since...well Miley. And with a credit note like that you know it's got to be filled with loads of awesomeness.

So, for those of you who have had a look, good on ya! For those of you who have not done so as of yet and perhaps need some convincing...

Street View - Time Square

Street View - Eiffel Tower

 Street View - Colosseum

 Street View - Big Ben

It's like being there, just not.

The stuff for South Africa isn't on Google Earth quite yet but be patient, soon it will be and you can check out your house or Pick 'n Pay or some other stuff. (not quite the same value as the picks above but cool none-the-less).

P.S. I'm off to Nigeria tonight so.. it's been nice knowing ya'll.

1 comment:

  1. Dear Captain,
    I am working with Prof. Steven LaValle to help obtain permissions for borrowing figures or pictures in his upcoming book Virtual Reality, to be published by Cambridge University Press. The book is online here:

    http://vr.cs.uiuc.edu/

    We are hoping to include the picture of yours:

    http://truestory-urkillingme.blogspot.com/2009/11/awesomeness-of-google-street-view.html

    in this book (Chapter 1, Figure 1.9a). Could we please have your permission for this? Thank you.

    You can also contact me at awarkoczewski@yahoo.com

    Sincerely,

    Adam Warkoczewski

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