Google has rolled out an update to Google Maps, and has expanded Street View to include many new locations including my home town of Seattle! That makes it exciting to me, and obviously it’s exciting for everyone else on the internet because now there are miles and miles of new streets to investigate for hilarity, strange occurrences, and of course yourself. I’ve already scoured half of my routine locations looking for that familiar face, but no dice.
The new interface works okay; you drop “Peg-man” wherever you want to be and it puts you directly into street view. You can drag him and it provides a preview and droppable areas. Problem is, if you scroll away in the little corner map, there’s no way to grab Peg-man again; you have to scroll back and pick him up or expand the map again. I expect we’ll be seeing a few tweaks in the coming weeks.
Update: Oops, Seattle was added a couple weeks ago. Well, if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s new to you!
I love it!
Actually, Seattle was added (along with Washington DC and Baltimore) a few weeks ago.
http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/11/04/streetview-released-for-washington-dc-seattle-and-baltimore/
Still, it’s pretty cool and the new interface is GREAT!
Mickey
Ah, thanks! I haven’t kept tabs on it recently so I didn’t know. I updated the post.
They have to map out Seattle in order to piss off Microsoft. It is like peeing on their territory. I am loving the street view on the iPhone with the new 2.2 firmware. You can tap on any address and see a picture of what is there.
The shot of my house shows me sitting in my car with the headlights on. What’s strange is that I never noticed the Google car coming down the street.
Remember the uproar and consternation when Amazon did street views? They were forced to rollback because of privacy concerns. What a difference time makes.
Actually, the new interface of Google Maps is about a few days old as well :)
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“I’ve already scoured half of my routine locations looking for that familiar face, but no dice.” – You need to get a real hobby! Try buying a box of Lego or something.
amazing