Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Google comes down to earth, down under!
Having not yet ceased to marvel at the wonders of the satellite imagery in Google Earth, now at last Google Maps comes down to earth, in NZ (I know those of you in the North have had this for yonks), with Street View. The idea is cause to marvel. For some of us the result is more of a curate's egg. Here is the best result for our home on Street View:
Yes, we are the house behind the trees, down the drive, beside all the mailboxes, you can't miss us!
Well, that was not a lot of help... so here's the bach:
Again, we are the house behind the vegetation, but this time you can see a bit of us, and a great shot of the neighbour's car ;)
However, I've saved the best till last, here is Carey:
I'm not sure what Google's millions have bought us, but frankly I'll return to those beautiful and useful satellite shots. Street View is not getting a slot on my Bookmarks Toolbar :(
¶ 2:34 PM 
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Yes, we are the house behind the trees, down the drive, beside all the mailboxes, you can't miss us!Well, that was not a lot of help... so here's the bach:
Again, we are the house behind the vegetation, but this time you can see a bit of us, and a great shot of the neighbour's car ;)However, I've saved the best till last, here is Carey:
I'm not sure what Google's millions have bought us, but frankly I'll return to those beautiful and useful satellite shots. Street View is not getting a slot on my Bookmarks Toolbar :(
¶ 2:34 PM
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