Comments on: Google Maps Street View is fantastic! http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/ Web development and Internet trends Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:39:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Opera böngésző http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-86936 Opera böngésző Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:10:16 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-86936 It is really cool, but it have not google API documentum? On <a href="http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/index.html i not found" rel="nofollow">this google site</a> i don not found.... It is really cool, but it have not google API documentum?
On this google site i don not found….

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66200 Robert Nyman Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:29:42 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66200 Steven, That is a very interesting suggestion, and I agree: such measures should definitely be taken. Steven,

That is a very interesting suggestion, and I agree: such measures should definitely be taken.

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66089 Steven Clark Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:28:01 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66089 an option might be to utilise some kind of artificial intelligence algorithm which looks for human features and matts them out to the median colour range - kind of making people into cartoons. Therefore taking their identifying features from the photograph... I'd suggest at this level Google would be just plain lazy or dont' think its important enough to warrant the extra development. But it can be done. I'm pretty sure there are other ways to pull people out of photographs as well if it comes down to it - Google being rather rich and all some R&D could be invested if they so desired. Just a suggestion. an option might be to utilise some kind of artificial intelligence algorithm which looks for human features and matts them out to the median colour range - kind of making people into cartoons. Therefore taking their identifying features from the photograph… I’d suggest at this level Google would be just plain lazy or dont’ think its important enough to warrant the extra development. But it can be done.

I’m pretty sure there are other ways to pull people out of photographs as well if it comes down to it - Google being rather rich and all some R&D could be invested if they so desired.

Just a suggestion.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66038 Robert Nyman Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:18:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-66038 Jimmy, Yes, at least it's something. :-) Thanks for the tip (PS. I think your link text got stripped since there weren't any text or closing of the actual link, i.e. <code>a</code> element)! Steven, Cool! Thanks for the heads up! Dimo, Thank you for the information, it is an interesting link. And I agree with Steven, the writer is not paranoid to me. Naturally, pictures might be taken of something/someone that should never be published and have terrible implications. I guess the main problem is that is in a grey area, legally, and absolutely that we're more bound to introduce new cool stuff before maybe thinking through all aspects of it. My belief, though, good or bad, is that as long as it isn't plain out illegal, it's inevitable that we will see these services popping out (even though they indeed can be a threat to integrity.) What's the option for Google Street View? To only publish images where there aren't any people in it? Maybe... But probably practically impossible. Jimmy,

Yes, at least it’s something. :-)
Thanks for the tip (PS. I think your link text got stripped since there weren’t any text or closing of the actual link, i.e. a element)!

Steven,

Cool! Thanks for the heads up!

Dimo,

Thank you for the information, it is an interesting link. And I agree with Steven, the writer is not paranoid to me. Naturally, pictures might be taken of something/someone that should never be published and have terrible implications.

I guess the main problem is that is in a grey area, legally, and absolutely that we’re more bound to introduce new cool stuff before maybe thinking through all aspects of it.

My belief, though, good or bad, is that as long as it isn’t plain out illegal, it’s inevitable that we will see these services popping out (even though they indeed can be a threat to integrity.) What’s the option for Google Street View? To only publish images where there aren’t any people in it?

Maybe… But probably practically impossible.

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65836 Steven Clark Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:05:26 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65836 There are some valid points in that post and the poster is not paranoid. I wonder how this is addressed legally - if the image of some child drew the attention of a pervert for example and the child became a victim because of the exposure (ie sico gets caught and says yeh I saw her on google street view shopping for victims). Often we're fast to employ technologies before the ethical and security considerations are fully understood. Another example is RFID. I was at a lecture by Professor Sakamura, the RFID guy who developed it, and he said (last year) we are 10 years away from addressing the ethical and security issues of the technology. Another concern of course is the creation by our own consumeristic demand of an infrastructure Homeland Security would love - a more truely Orwellian society. That's not paranoid either actually. As a technologist and as someone interested in development I can't help being amazed at the usefulness to myself and others of this information provided by applications such as street view and everyscape. Also, are we even capable of saying no to being observed and photographed by Google anymore? Are they now just too big? Interesting link Dimo. There are some valid points in that post and the poster is not paranoid. I wonder how this is addressed legally - if the image of some child drew the attention of a pervert for example and the child became a victim because of the exposure (IE sico gets caught and says yeh I saw her on google street view shopping for victims).

Often we’re fast to employ technologies before the ethical and security considerations are fully understood. Another example is RFID. I was at a lecture by Professor Sakamura, the RFID guy who developed it, and he said (last year) we are 10 years away from addressing the ethical and security issues of the technology.

Another concern of course is the creation by our own consumeristic demand of an infrastructure Homeland Security would love - a more truely Orwellian society. That’s not paranoid either actually.

As a technologist and as someone interested in development I can’t help being amazed at the usefulness to myself and others of this information provided by applications such as street view and everyscape.

Also, are we even capable of saying no to being observed and photographed by Google anymore? Are they now just too big?

Interesting link Dimo.

]]> By: Dimo http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65655 Dimo Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:18:06 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65655 Here is a different point of view on the matter: http://cre8pc.com/blog/archives/294 (I am not taking side :) ) Here is a different point of view on the matter:

http://cre8pc.com/blog/archives/294

(I am not taking side :) )

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65586 Steven Clark Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65586 of course the down side of EveryScape is you need IE6+, FF1.5+, or Safari 2.0+ PLUS javascript enabled and the flash 9 plugin - but its interesting to see where they're going if you have all of those... (nobody cane me for this inaccessible link please)... apologies to the disaffected. of course the down side of EveryScape is you need IE6+, FF1.5+, or Safari 2.0+ PLUS javascript enabled and the flash 9 plugin - but its interesting to see where they’re going if you have all of those… (nobody cane me for this inaccessible link please)…

apologies to the disaffected.

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65583 Steven Clark Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:19:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65583 EveryScape looks alright too, there's a Union Square scape on their homepage and they're looking to launch in the fall (whenever that is cos I'm an ozzie)... :) http://www.everyscape.com/ Well worth the look EveryScape looks alright too, there’s a Union Square scape on their homepage and they’re looking to launch in the fall (whenever that is cos I’m an ozzie)… :)

http://www.everyscape.com/

Well worth the look

]]> By: Jimmy Bergmark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65536 Jimmy Bergmark Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:22:21 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65536 The link was not accepted so here it is http://jtbworld.blogspot.com/2005/10/take-walk-in-stockholm.html <a href="http://jtbworld.blogspot.com/2005/10/take-walk-in-stockholm.html" title="link" rel="nofollow"> The link was not accepted so here it is
http://jtbworld.blogspot.com/2005/10/take-walk-in-stockholm.html

]]> By: Jimmy Bergmark http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65535 Jimmy Bergmark Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:19:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65535 You can at least see some pictures in for example Stockholm using hitta.se. <a href="http://jtbworld.blogspot.com/2005/10/take-walk-in-stockholm.html" title="Take a walk in Stockholm" rel="nofollow">Take a walk in Stockholm</a> You can at least see some pictures in for example Stockholm using hitta.se.
Take a walk in Stockholm

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65497 Robert Nyman Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:57:43 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65497 Thanks for the tips, guys! Glad you enjoy the feature/service too. Thanks for the tips, guys! Glad you enjoy the feature/service too.

]]> By: Andy http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65492 Andy Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:29:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65492 Yeah, it's awesome. Also, if you're interested, this is the <a href="http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9724604-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog" title="Google Street View Camera" rel="nofollow">camera behind Google's Street View</a>. Yeah, it’s awesome. Also, if you’re interested, this is the camera behind Google’s Street View.

]]> By: GeoTrotter http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65478 GeoTrotter Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:14:13 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65478 I added here the best <a href="http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php" title="Google Street View" rel="nofollow">Google Street View</a> (28 views and more after ...). I added here the best Google Street View (28 views and more after …).

]]> By: Pat http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65323 Pat Thu, 31 May 2007 21:24:08 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/31/google-maps-street-view-is-fantastic/#comment-65323 Ya it's very cool... Google rocks! Yet that guy Ryan doing the intro sounds drunk.. ha ha :) or either he's not impressed dressing up like that LOL. Ya it’s very cool… Google rocks! Yet that guy Ryan doing the intro sounds drunk.. ha ha :) or either he’s not impressed dressing up like that LOL.

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