New Google Maps Mobile - Street test to the Strip Club

I was on my way to grab some lunch today when this guy caught my attention. He was handing out cards for New York Dolls (which claimed they had Best Lunch around City Hall), and I realized I had a perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one proverbial stone: Lunch at NewYorkDolls, and a chance [...]

Google Street View car busted - in more ways than one

Thanks to Damian Spain’s recent photos of the Google StreetView car getting pulled over, we’ve all had a good laugh at some poor driver’s expense. But, taking a closer look at the sensor array mounted on the vehicle we also gain some new insight into the evolving immersive video capture method Google is using.

Notice the [...]

Street View rolls out MAJOR update

Gas prices ruining your dream of driving to exotic Newark NJ this summer, well today’s your lucky day. You can thank Google, who announced this morning a HUGE release of new imagery available via Street View, 37 new areas, 15 updated/expanded areas, and 10 new parks. Yes, you too can take in the awe and spectacle [...]

Android Street View demo

As Google I/O wrapped up this evening, there were a couple major items of interest bouncing off the walls of the geospatial community. News of GE browser plugin, new API’s , and BirdEye discussions were all big items. One of the items that interested me most was the amazing Android demo during the plenary, which [...]