To see the inside, he first had to drag a little orange man onto the roof
By adamg - 10/1/09 - 3:40 pm
Yuval Zukerman posts photos of the innards of one of the cars Google uses to make Street Views after he spotted it just sitting there outside the Friendly's across from the Arsenal Mall in Watertown today.
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So that's how they do it! Looks funny
-that tall tower on top of a Chevy Cobalt. Lotta gear stuffed in there, too.
I've seen a van used as
I've seen a van used as well, so they must have a fleet -- or perhaps they just rig people's cars with gear ad hoc?
Updated Street View incoming?
They still have my car in my driveway and I haven't owned that car for at least 2 years now. They also don't have any of my roommates' cars over the years and the last roommate to not have a car in the driveway was a while even longer than that.
I hope not
Not after what they did to my son's friend Mark.
Poor kid ... he got rubbed out!
Dirty street view!
We were right behind the
We were right behind the google car as it went down Washington St in Roslindale. So if you see two nerds in a Honda Fit waving at you...
It may not necessarily be Google..
Assessing departments in many municipalities use a program similar to Google Street View for assessment purposes. They photograph properties and match them to the assessing maps.
True, but if it was Chevy
True, but if it was Chevy Cobalt, it was more than likely Google.
From the Blog: Definitely
From the Blog:
What are you kidding me??? The car looks comfortable enough, he has his snacks and music. I think it would be a fine job.
As for the different sized cars Google is not the only player when it comes to these devices. As someone mentioned cities/towns/counties have similar set ups and their is also Everyscape and a company based out of the Pacific Northwest that does this sort of thing as well. It is possible one of those vans belonged to them.