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Jayems · 08-04-2008, 07:47 PM

Hmm... good bump. Been wondering when this'll happen for a while. Or, at least wondering when Calgary would be up there. Wasn't there some legality with Canada as to why they couldn't put it up?

Ducay · 08-04-2008, 11:34 PM

Ya, I saw this news and immediately looked up my place. Had a good moment then quickly checked out the strip joints down the block.

T@T · 08-05-2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by getbak

Mental note: Stay away from porn shops and strip clubs for the next few days.

I had sort of the same thought, except it was stay away from the mistress

flamesfan6 · 03-29-2009, 06:50 PM

didnt deserve a new thread but:

MP wants google president to explain actions that might of went against privacy rules

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/wa...265/story.html

Regulator75 · 03-29-2009, 10:27 PM

What a waste of time and energy on our governments behalf. Just be glad that Google did decide to come to these selected cities.

Jayems · 03-29-2009, 10:43 PM

I wanna see Calgary in street view from my couch, and not from my car!

Ducay · 03-29-2009, 11:02 PM

I believe Google has the go ahead to do street view. I read an article yesterday about how they worked with all the provinces privacy commisioners to come up with policy that appeased all sides and their concerns.....I can't wait!

Schultzie · 03-30-2009, 12:00 AM

I noticed that this is an old thread, but I just Google'd "street view in Calgary" and apparently they are going to be going around taking pictures within the next little while.

Google still hasn't put up any street view pictures of Calgary yet, so did they just go around taking photos back in 2007 and never use them? Why would they come back now and take more? I'm confused. Haha.

Mad Mel · 03-30-2009, 12:51 AM

Doesn't look like they've added any coverage in Canada yet. USA (even Alaskan cities), much of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are covered.

I used to develop software for the company that created the technology. Google's implementation is as still pictures, but the cameras actually capture it as full-motion video. It's pretty cool when you view it that way, it's like you're sitting on the car (or under the helicopter, or walking around) while it moves along and you can look around.

In case any fellow nerds are interested, the camera is about the size of a cantaloupe, and has 11 lenses pointing in all directions (the 12th one would be where the mount is). The genius of the system is stitching the 11 video images together into a seamless mosaic.

Jayems · 04-23-2009, 10:03 PM

Sounds like we could see something launched in the next few weeks.

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The Canadian version of Street View is expected to be launched in several cities in the coming weeks.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertain...97386-sun.html

StealthOiler · 04-23-2009, 10:19 PM

My buddy was out and happened to catch him driving around his community a few weeks ago, so he took a few pictures. It's too bad they're taking pictures now. It would look much better in the summer time when everything isn't so dirty and brown:

That's not exactly a subtle apparatus on top.

tvp2003 · 04-23-2009, 10:20 PM

On a related topic, I think they have updated the images on google maps... our townhouse now has grass around it (although our street is still not listed yet

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SebC · 04-24-2009, 05:02 AM

Just noticed the maximum resolution is there for Calgary. Cool!

TimSJ · 04-24-2009, 05:37 AM

A google car has actually been here in Saint John for the last couple of weeks for street view.. Actually passed it on the way into the office this morning. I am actually suprised they are doing SJ and none of the other NB cities at this point.

the crispy badger · 04-24-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TimSJ

A google car has actually been here in Saint John for the last couple of weeks for street view.. Actually passed it on the way into the office this morning. I am actually suprised they are doing SJ and none of the other NB cities at this point.

My gf saw a Google van here in Moncton a few months ago...hopefully they get us as well.

mike66 · 04-25-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I was driving south down 36th St NE, stopped to 20th Ave, and a car pulled up beside me in the turning lane (turning onto Rundlehorn Dr). This was at around 12:15.

There was something weird on the roof, lookes like one of the trailer hitch bike racks but strapped to the roof. Then I noticed the passenger door. It had a sign with the Google logo on it. The plates were from California. That thing on their roof was the camera - it had a bunch of wires from it going in the backseat window on the driver's side.

So if anyone sees a Chevy Cobalt with California plates and something strapped on the roof, be sure to wave!

westnet wireless also does it for google, seen their ford 150, as ab plates.

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The Goon · 05-06-2009, 03:51 PM

The Google Street View car was driving North on Macleod (at 42nd Ave)today. I don't know why seeing it got me excited, but it did.

ok, ok,....I get it · 05-06-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Goon

The Google Street View car was driving North on Macleod (at 42nd Ave)today. I don't know why seeing it got me excited, but it did.

did you moon it?

Barnes · 05-06-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

did you moon it?

It would be awesome to moon it all the way up Mcleod so whenever anyone looked anywhere at mcleod trail, there is an ass.

Resolute 14 · 05-06-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Barnes

It would be awesome to moon it all the way up Mcleod so whenever anyone looked anywhere at mcleod trail, there is an ass.

Given how many BMW drivers are on the roads in this city, there is already a pretty good chance that you will see an ass on Streetview.