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Post by trevnhil on Mar 19, 2009 15:05:06 GMT
Hi All. Here is my find for today...'Google street view' It was launched only today in the UK. I think there are only 25 cities that are covered at the moment, a few of which I have been trying out today. Here is the link . maps.google.co.uk/help/maps/streetview/index.htmlHere is a picture that I 'grabbed' from Manchester.  Have a good time with it. Sorry no Accy, or Lancy. Cheers. Trev.. |
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Post by accykeef on Mar 19, 2009 20:53:27 GMT
I heard that this was happening a couple of years ago, from a technophobe. I will believe the end result when I see it. Their sat. images are many years out of date for Google Earth so don't hold your breath.
My prediction is that Morecambe will have a street tour very soon - watch this space.
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Mar 19, 2009 22:38:19 GMT
I saw this on the news tonight. The lack of Accy doesn't surprise me but I would hope that Lancaster and Morecambe show up eventually.
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Post by trevnhil on Mar 20, 2009 14:32:09 GMT
Here is the puzzling list of 25 cities...
BRITISH CITIES CAPTURED BY GOOGLE:
ENGLAND: Southampton, London, Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford, Norwich, Coventry, Birmingham, Nottingham, Derby, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Scunthorpe, York, Newcastle
SCOTLAND: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen
WALES: Swansea, Cardiff
NORTHERN IRELAND: Belfast, Lisburn
However although Bradford is not listed in the 25, it has got Street View.
Regards. Trev..
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Mar 20, 2009 17:35:33 GMT
Ooops  ;D Maybe they are working on adding some more. |
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Post by trevnhil on Mar 20, 2009 18:10:30 GMT
I never noticed that. I wondered what you were on about!! I just cut and pasted it.
So, unlikely as it may seem it should read 'S c u n t h o r p e'
Regards. Trev..
The sensor thingy did it again so I have tried to beat it
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Post by trevnhil on Mar 26, 2009 11:27:26 GMT
Hi all. I know that there has been a lot in the papers about 'Google Street view', and not all people are in favour of it. But to my mind it show no more, or no less than what anyone could see walking down a street. I have used it to map out my route to an address at the far side of Glasgow. Because I doubt the car I hire will have Sat Nav.  Good Idea I thought. Cheers. Trev.. |
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Mar 26, 2009 20:15:04 GMT
That seems like a really useful use for it. You can spot landmarks and recognise them when you meet them in reality.
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Post by trevnhil on Jul 1, 2011 13:38:26 GMT
Google street view, now includes the ISLE OF MAN.
Trev..
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I had been telling my hubby about the time I was in Morecombe when the Moby Dick and Hotel was hit by lightening and burnt down. My parents, sister and myself had just come off the Moby Dick when lightening stuck