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Old 11-03-2010, 09:54 AM
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Default Google streetview - almost everywhere in high res

Go and check out your house on google streetview now.

almost every road in the entire country is covered now, even remote farms and stuff.


Truely EPIC task that must have been.

They visited my house last thursday afternoon, I can tell as the car that isnt on the driveway ive only driven once since xmas, lol
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Wow that is very impressive !!
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they havnt done nuneaton yet, i was following the car lastyear where they were doing it and had to wait while it did a u turn because it wouldnt fit under the bridge, theystill havtn updated the area yet
Old 11-03-2010, 10:02 AM
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I'm going to have a look in a bit, seen the google car around lately, 1st time I saw it last March was a french registered Corsa, saw it couple times this week, now uk registered.
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The pics of my house are a good 3 years old I'd say. They've been high quality for a while, not updated though.

It's a neat system in any case.
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More interesting than that IMO was the guy who wanted to promote his music, so followed a Google Streetcar, until he figured its route out, then went ahead before jumping out of his car and playing guitar on the pavement with a sign next to him.

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Holy shit.

I live outside Glasgow, about 20miles or so, Glasgow and surrounding has had it for ages but never been down at mine yet.

Now i can see in my front window. Never thought much about it before but now my house is on it i find it a wee bit intrusive... even though the pic is 4/5months old at a guess.
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^^^

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/12...-salesman.html

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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
Quality, thats dedication at its finest
Old 11-03-2010, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Coldo
Holy shit.

I live outside Glasgow, about 20miles or so, Glasgow and surrounding has had it for ages but never been down at mine yet.

Now i can see in my front window. Never thought much about it before but now my house is on it i find it a wee bit intrusive... even though the pic is 4/5months old at a guess.
I know what you mean, would be a useful tool for a burglar to do a vague case of a place without even needing to leave his house
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As I said before, Pikeys have also used it to find lead on roofs, such as Churches etc.

They are all hi-tech these days!! LOL.
Old 11-03-2010, 10:18 AM
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Cant believe theyve got my town on there its properly in the sticks, must be some time ago though as my vans outside my old house I moved from last year.
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...this is well cool, must put the local doggin site to see if there is any action
Old 11-03-2010, 10:28 AM
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still not even done my dad's road yet!
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Originally Posted by Ima Racing
...this is well cool, must put the local doggin site to see if there is any action
What your house?
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That's fantastic!!
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Theres an old mondeo outside Phils's bungalow
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Originally Posted by Flux Capacitor.
Theres an old mondeo outside Phils's bungalow
Theres a bunch of angry blokes with baseball bats outside yours
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Wow I just found my car on it, looks like it must have been done in the summer, as the car is in one piece.
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Originally Posted by Ima Racing
Theres a bunch of angry blokes with baseball bats outside yours
Old 11-03-2010, 10:50 AM
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My Cossie is on my drive, Vectra and Quashqai on the street and Tranny over the road.
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Originally Posted by Ima Racing
Theres a bunch of angry blokes with baseball bats outside yours

LOL, good comeback, good job I moved
Old 11-03-2010, 10:52 AM
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I've just had a look, and they've got me on the pic, standing on the doorstep of our old house, with my dog. They've blurred out my face, and the car registration.
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mine is about 2 years old
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Checked 3 addresses. Finally found one of them with one of my cars outside, the Bonus!

Good stuff though
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Just had a look at mine, must of been may time as my old car is there
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Originally Posted by Flux Capacitor.
LOL, good comeback, good job I moved
Does your twin brother still live at the old place or did he and your wife move too?
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I think its a very good tool, but it has a picture of my house with the garage open, so all can see in Not too impressed with that, but doubt there is much I can do

Notice not 1 police car has been seen on it? Show's they don't get out much
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Wow, that's awesome! Thought it'd be YEARS before they ever did my little street.

Obviously taken mid day during the week as I'm in the corner of the cul-de-sac which is rammed full of cars of an evening. Next doors 2 cars and van are missing, next-door-but one's two cars are both missing, next door and next door but one the other side's car are missing. The only car there is my BMW which barely ever turns a wheel, so I was obviously at work.

Can't be that recent though 'cos my garage door hasn't been painted and there's no Puma on the drive either! I would guess it's about 8 months ago.

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Thats absolutely amazing.
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Originally Posted by BigErn
and Tranny over the road.
I wouldn't have put you down as the kind of fella who hangs around with blokes dressed as birds


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Don't think we'll ever get street maps over here, only just appeared on Goggle Earth with blurred pics!
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I just found my car again! its out side my exs, and you can just see me at the side door of the house having a fag with her house mate.
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Originally Posted by MunkeyboyRS
I just found my car again! its out side my exs, and you can just see me at the side door of the house having a fag with her house mate.
pics or STFU
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My car at work!



It is also at my mechanics with a broken gear box, ill post the pic in a bit!
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chip what the fuck is STFU?
I will put up a pic when im on the laptop not iphone
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Originally Posted by MunkeyboyRS
chip what the fuck is STFU?
Shut The Fuck Up
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It's amazing what you see on here that you don't normally see!

There's a Maybach parked on the drive of a house round the corner from me, NEVER seen that before, lol!
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i have just checked and if you go to the high street in castleton north yorkshire you can see me in my 100E driving down the road! I saw the google car coming towards me last summer on a trip out with my wife and son!

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Originally Posted by Ed_van_Dijk
My car at work!



It is also at my mechanics with a broken gear box, ill post the pic in a bit!
Do you work up a tree, in a tree house?


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