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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 24, 2009 19:54:49 GMT -8
But not from Google. Here's a link that will allow you to access it. It's only available for a select few areas in Greater Vancouver, as well as in Squamish and Whistler, but the map provider says it wants to add more cities such as Toronto and Montreal, and hopefully get pictures from every street in every part of Canada, meaning I'll finally be able to fully indulge in my road sign 'fetish.' |
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 25, 2009 8:17:35 GMT -8
That's what I like about you, PK. You take everything with a grain of salt, and you do so in your own funny way.  And which 08/26 are you talking about? 08L/26R? |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Mar 25, 2009 9:25:05 GMT -8
But not from Google. Here's a link that will allow you to access it. It's only available for a select few areas in Greater Vancouver, as well as in Squamish and Whistler, but the map provider says it wants to add more cities such as Toronto and Montreal, and hopefully get pictures from every street in every part of Canada, meaning I'll finally be able to fully indulge in my road sign 'fetish.' This is controversial to say the least. The privacy commissioners at both the Federal and Provincial levels took notice. Showing a house is one thing, showing a car parked with a license plate or an individual standing outside their house is another. Google, knowing they were in dicey territory has agreed to blurr license plates and people's faces. And anyone who objects to depictions will be given a hearing with potential to remove the object. The newspaper has given examples of a lot of circumstances that the van traveling around taking pictures could stumble into that would violate privacy and endanger individuals. A battered wife shown on a street near the woman's shelter she was taking refuge in. Someone not wanting to be seen publically such as witness in a legal case. And so on. The chances may be slim but the scenarios are endless. |
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 25, 2009 14:50:00 GMT -8
Yes, the privacy issues are something I think people are going to take the most notice of. But if you see yourself in a Street View image and don't like it, all you need to do is tell the imagery provider (MapJack in this case) about it, and I'm sure they'll blur out at least your face, or even your whole body.
But I take notice of Street View in a completely different way. If I don't have the means to travel through a big city, Street View is certainly the next best thing.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Mar 25, 2009 16:14:05 GMT -8
I agree for a different reason. For me being able to get a view of old places I have lived, houses of friends, and places where relatives live/lived would be great. Then other favourite places/restaurants/museums would follow.
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Post by Scott on Mar 25, 2009 16:42:38 GMT -8
Very cool. People's faces are blurred, but licence plates are not. Hard to tell when the images were recorded... some areas have snow, some don't. My dad's van is still on the road, so it's a few months old at least:)
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Post by Canucks on Mar 25, 2009 19:08:25 GMT -8
Thanks for the link DENelson. I've been having fun going through the city.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 25, 2009 20:39:09 GMT -8
The only problem with this Street View application that I have found is that it eats up a huge heap of memory, at least on my computer.
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