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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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My local area (Blackpool) looks to have been mapped in the last two weeks of April 2009 - Easy to date as I only had the V70 with standard headlights for two weeks and guess whats on the picture!
One continuity error is the main entrance to BAE Systems Warton, click along Highgate Lane and the pictures show a nice sunny day, but at least one or two pictures have the Christmas tree complete with lights on it! - Mike |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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GerryC wrote: | I know it's bad form to follow my own post... |
Is it? |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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I quite often do it..... |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Sometimes even more then twice!
mikealder wrote: |
One continuity error is the main entrance to BAE Systems Warton, click along Highgate Lane and the pictures show a nice sunny day, but at least one or two pictures have the Christmas tree complete with lights on it! - Mike |
My old workplace was like that.
As you 'drove' past the front door it all looked open with my car in the carpark.
but when you went round the corner and looked through the railings, it was all derelict and deserted. |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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GerryC wrote: | Haven't seen myself yet. | I have.
It shows me taking a picture of the camera car. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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GerryC Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 01, 2005 Posts: 1513 Location: West Mids
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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It appears they came through the staff entrance at work, went up the road a bit then noticed that there's barriers stopping you going anywhere without a pass. They didn't touch the visitor entrance at all though - may have been useful seeing how to get to A&E or the visitor car park at a hospital. _________________ Gerry
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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@MaFt & Darren. Thanks, got it now. 'Twas a bit technical for me |
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TerryWalsh Regular Visitor
Joined: Jul 29, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Shrewsbury, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: Not only major streets |
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Amazingly, to me at any rate, the coverage is not simply major streets. I can walk up the hill from Asterton village to the top of the Long Mynd and also along a lane which ends at a crash gate to RAF Cosford airfield.
The work involved in obtaining all of this photographic data must have been immense. Interestingly you can zoom in and e mail the resultant photo and that photo is geocoded so it can, presumably, be used directly for navigation on those devices which support it. (My Nuvi 205 for example).
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BigPerk Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 1618 Location: East Hertfordshire
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | As you 'drove' past the front door it all looked open with my car in the carpark.
but when you went round the corner and looked through the railings, it was all derelict and deserted. Crying or Very sad | I take it you reported the theft to the police Andy_P? _________________ David
(Navigon 70 Live, Nuvi 360) |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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This development is for me the dog's whatsernames. Brilliant. In my business, getting the right address/building for deliveries is often a bit of a nightmare. I have been using street view for quite some time now before I set off, to get down on the street and find the door to my delivery destination, but it has never previously been very wide coverage. This is terrific - it has my van and the sunflowers just beginning to grow (and the hedge not cut ) early last summer. The house numbers are a bit out, but who cares. All I need now is to be able to run it on my nice new iPhone and I'll be happy as a pig in doo doo.
Edit to add No sooner said than done (ain't this apps business a doddle?). Sadly, no street view on the iPhone app though. Try the HTC Advantage?
Edited again to add I discovered that I'm talking about me using Google Earth which I find is easier to use for the street view as it gives camera icons you can click on rather than drag the little man across. _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!!
Last edited by DennisN on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:39 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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theripper Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 07, 2006 Posts: 581 Location: Medway Towns, Kent
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Its even better when you can send a link like This to Teleatlas to show them their jcn2 on the M2 in kent.
Link text altered to a better format - Mike Alder |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:35 am Post subject: |
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I'd already been using it to send TomTom pictures of their amazing invisible sub-£1/litre petrol stations. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Ah, yes. You've reminded me that I used Streetview pictures to get off my parking fine - appealed to the Parking And Traffic Appeals Service (PATAS) and won. My case was due to come before them next Monday, but my submitted evidence was enough to have Westminster Council not proceed. Result!! _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:32 am Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | Sadly, no street view on the iPhone app though. |
There is Street View on the iPhone? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | DennisN wrote: | Sadly, no street view on the iPhone app though. |
There is Street View on the iPhone? | Are you asking or telling? I've downloaded the Google Earth app, but sadly it does NOT include streetview (which IS included on the PC version and works for me better than the Google Maps version). There doesn't appear to be a Google Maps app, only Earth which is my preference anyway. _________________ Dennis
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