Explore our world geospatially - joesonic is blogging
I know, I writing a lot about Google, and sometimes it seems like advertisment for them. But Google Maps such a smart web app and recently StreetView is available in Japan and Australia. This funny video shows how to use streetview.
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According to GWB a StreetView car was seen in Vienna. Maybe we can soon walk through Vienna virtually. Of course the faces of people and country code plates will be blurred to ensure privacy. But there are still some criticism about this service. Until now this message was not confirmed with a photo. So we will see when StreetView is coming to Austria.
In France Streetview was already launched and StreetView cars are seen in several other European cities including Milan, Berlin, etc.
[via GWB]
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EveryScape is a web service similar to Google StreetView but it allows also indoor navigation. Therefore it is possible to navigate though the streets of an city and go inside buildings along the city. Of course only public buildings are recorded.
EveryScape uses Adobe Flash technology for visualisation.
“EveryScape’s patented HyperMedia Technology Platform allows anyone with a browser to experience a first-person, eye-level walk down a scaped street, gathering and sharing information on businesses and attractions, entering a store and shopping, checking the menu and reviews of a restaurant or the upcoming performances of a theater.”
Google is planning a german edition of “StreetView”. For “StreetView” pictures from street scenes of all major cities are taken. One major issue for StreetView in Europe is privacy. The European version will definitifely include blurring mechnaisms for faces and code plate, as it was introduced in the USA.
The german newspaper Focus has interviewed Peter Fleisch from Google. He said that, they are en route around Europe and want to come to Germany. Furthermore the magaize reported that Deutsche Post is working on a simmilar project. This was accredited by Deutsche Post, and they are working on a picture database for german cities.
“Die Post möchte die Bilder unter anderem für ihre Adressdatenbank statistisch auswerten und einen virtuellen Stadtbesuch anbieten”, teilte eine Sprecherin der Datenschutzbeauftragten Nordrhein-Westfalens mit.
[via winfuture.de]
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There were some indications that Streetview is comming to Europe. Streetview cars were seen in Milan, Amstadam, Rome, Paris and now Barcelona.
Which city will be the next? I’m waiting for Vienna 
Foto: flickr.com
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