June 6, 2007
Who watches the watchmen?
Apparently I do. Imagine my surprise when I found myself walking down a Cambridge street, stalked by what appears to be the Google Map Mobile. Yes, atop this otherwise unassuming Dodge Neon (from NH of all places) sat four small DSLRs (Canon Rebels?) with super-wide lenses (Sigma 8mm fisheyes?) The car was driving super-slow down the street, with a pattern of backing up and going forward that reminded me very much of a flatbed scanner. The two girls inside seemed like they couldn’t decide if they were amused or annoyed that I was following and photographing them as they documented my walk home.
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Mapping Cambridge » Idea Critic @ 8:46 am
[...] Bandes has captured a picture of the Google Map mobile in action! Actually, I’m guessing it’s one of the third party data providers taking [...]
Kasia @ 10:31 am
Dear Charley,
That wasn’t google. That was EveryScape. EveryScape plans to do the same thing as Google Streetview, only better. Check out everyscape.com or this article in the Boston Metro:
http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2007/06/05/04/5212-69/index.xml
All the best,
Kasia
(one of the two girls)
Ron Newman @ 12:23 pm
A9.com, a search engine run by Amazon, used to have this street-level view. For no reason I’ve been able to figure out, it disappeared some time last year.
Shane Curcuru: Who ever thought of privacy policies on maps? | Server software @ 11:04 pm
[...] Or, as Charles Bandes, a local photog questions: Who watches the watchmen? [...]
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Footgrafo Architettura @ 12:03 pm
Well a science fiction car from photoland!!!