Tag Archives: Streetview

Google Streetview without People

Posted on August 8, 2010 by joesonic

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have set themselves the goal to remove people on street view images. The system, introduced by the team led by Serge Belognie and Arturo Flores have developed a precedure which automatically … Continue reading →

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Street Slide – An alternative approach for street level orientation

Posted on July 29, 2010 by joesonic

Can you remember the first time you saw Google Street View? Most of us were amazed by exploring the own neighborhood or foreign countries. But traversing a urban street in a 360 degree photographic bubble can be disorienting, especially when … Continue reading →

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Are ski slopes streets? Google says YES, they are.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by joesonic

We know Google mounts car with 360 degrees cameras and GPS to show us streets. We know Google also mounts bicycles with 360 degrees cameras and GPS to show us streets where cars are not allowed to drive. But now … Continue reading →

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Google Streetview not available for German cities yet – but there are alternatives

Posted on April 27, 2009 by joesonic

Google Streetview cars have been seen in several German cities for a while now but the Google service is not online yet. The same is true for Austria, where streetview cars are seen in Vienna and Salzburg. But there are … Continue reading →

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Streetview is covering Europe

Posted on March 20, 2009 by joesonic

More and more parts of Europe are covered with Streetlevel imagery in Google Maps. The last update effected several cities in Great Britain. In following countries is Google’s StreetView available. Great Britain Spain France Italy The Netherlands [via Google Maps]

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StreetView available for Vienna, Austria

Posted on January 25, 2009 by joesonic

StreetView is now available for the Austrian capital Vienna. But it is not the original StreetView service by Google Maps. The Service is provided by eXtreme Soft Group S.R.L. a private company seated in Bucharest. Their main task is to … Continue reading →

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Nearly area-wide streetview – but only in the USA

Posted on December 9, 2008 by joesonic

Google has updated StreetView data for the USA. According to Google the update doubles the coverage of StreetView information in the United States. As you can see in the image the coverage for the USA is quite impressive. Also the … Continue reading →

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Improved Map Interface for Google Maps

Posted on November 28, 2008 by joesonic

A new working experience with Google Maps – now harmonized with the Google Earth Navigation Interface. Finally there is a new way dealing with streetview, the old one was really cumbersome. Some new features are exlained through following video: You … Continue reading →

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StreetView Australia Ad Video

Posted on August 8, 2008 by joesonic

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 … Continue reading →

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Could It be that StreetView is comming to Austria?

Posted on July 20, 2008 by joesonic

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 … Continue reading →

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