Google Maps Street View - Camera Car !

Описание: Check this out, caught on camera !
Google Maps Street View Car, in the Houston, Texas area
Where in the World is the Street View Car at Today?
Post your spotting below.

Turning Photos into Street View.
Thank you Google Maps, Street View engineering team, for hard at work and sharing Street View imagery.

Here is how they say they do it ...
"... Collecting Imagery: First off we need to actually drive around and photograph the locations to show in Street View. We pay close attention to many factors, including the weather and the population density of various areas, to determine when and where can collect the best possible imagery.

Aligning imagery: To match each image to its geographic location on the map, we combine signals from sensors on the car that measure GPS, speed and direction. This helps us reconstruct the car's exact route, and even tilt and realign images as needed.

Turning photos into 360-degree panoramas: To avoid gaps in the panoramas, adjacent cameras take slightly overlapping pictures, and then we "stitch" the photos together into a single 360-degree image. We then apply special image processing algorithms to lessen "seams" and create smooth transitions.

Showing you the right image: How quickly the car's three lasers reflect off surfaces tells us how far a building or object is, and enables us to construct 3D models. When you move to an area in the distance, the 3D model determines the best panorama to show you for that location. ..."

How cool is that !! :)
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I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (   / editor  )
btw: ... let me know when you get the Image of me taking the photo of you taking the photo of me. That would be really cool too! Thanks