If theres something strange, in your neighborhood......

[Durbsboi]

dont call anyone, its just the google street view car



cross post from CT Discussion thread

Originally Posted by Mo Rush

Google Street View coming to RSA! Awesome


Google announced today that it has started to collect images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View
Google today announced that it has started to collect imagery in South Africa for the Street View feature in Google Maps. In the coming weeks Google will begin driving around South Africa and taking photographs of locations in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
The images collected by Google will be processed and stitched, something which according to Google can take several months. This imagery will be made available at a later stage in Street View on Google Maps for South Africa.
The benefits of Google Maps Street View include getting a better understanding of certain locations, helping consumers find businesses and raising awareness of prominent locations in South Africa.

Some FAQ's on Street view

http://www.google.co.za/help/maps/streetview/faq.html

[Lydon]

I can only imagine how many "WTF?" looks they must capture of passers-by :P

[Durbsboi]

just imagine the crowds it will draw in busy parts of the CBD and townships, can just picture it in downtown Durbs "Haibo, eeni loh?"

[Flood]

Yes! Super cool. We're getting StreetView!

[DennisRodman97]

my sister was using the google street and i was like wtf...how did u do that....never knew much about this.

[dysan1]

It also a serious dodgey side to it, the new microsoft, but this time they have detailed images of the whole world...rather scary

[Lydon]

Yay for the NWO.

[Durbsboi]

Google heads to our streets

[ Johannesburg | ITWeb, 2 September 2009 ] - The local arm of Google and Toyota will start taking snapshots of SA's suburban streets for the coming version of Google Street View in the country.

Street View is a feature on Google Maps that allows users to gain a 360-degree view of a given street, or area.

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The feature has become both contentious and popular in the established markets. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighbourhood through panoramic street-level images. It is also available in Google Earth and on Google Maps for Mobile.

Google SA's newly-appointed country manager, Stephen Newton, announced earlier this year that the company had intentions of building a Street View version for SA. At the time, he explained international users would expect to see similar functionality in Google products to what they are used to.

Over the next few weeks, Google will use a fleet of Toyota Prius vehicles mounted with camera equipment to take in the Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth streetscapes.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with Google and supplying our fuel-efficient and environmental-friendly Prius for this groundbreaking project in SA. South Africans and international visitors alike will benefit tremendously from Street View, which is both fun and practical,” says Toyota's senior VP for sales and marketing, Andrew Kirby.

Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk says the Internet is a good way to promote SA and its cities. “Street View is going to make SA more accessible, both to locals and international visitors. It will give tourists a taste of the variety that the country offers, and a chance to research their holidays in advance, all with the click of a mouse.”

He adds that, with the upcoming World Cup, it is good to see an international business, like Google, deploying innovative technology to promote the country.

While it will be some time before South Africans will be able to access Street View on products like Maps, Google says the solution will be available before the World Cup next year.

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/inte...dband&O=FPLEAD

[GetDownAdam]

Having used it and Google maps a lot, I'm ecstatic. Street View is awesome.

[t-bang!]

awesomeness!!!!!

[VanSa]

Google Street view is awesome. Great that SA is in the loop on this. Ideally it'll be up at least a few months before th WC. That way tourists can check out hotels houses apartments they are thinking of staying in and the surrounding areas. I know do this when travelling to any city/area I don't know well (or even if i do) which has street view.

Just make sure that you are not in public with your misstres/boytoy in the next few months.....

[Lydon]

THAT'S WHY I SAID! I like you :P

[The E.N.D]

Sweet!Great thing is that the Vale has never looked better,the same can't be said about Hillbrow a few km from us.

[Leftfoot]

Im gonna stand outside my house ...and when they come past, my puppys and I will all be smiling! *click!*

Great news!

[Durbsboi]

smile shmile, Im doing a Johnny Bravo

[Lydon]

Originally Posted by Leftfoot

Im gonna stand outside my house ...and when they come past, my puppys and I will all be smiling! *click!*

Great news!

When you say puppys, you mean what exactly?