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May 25, 2023 12:32:02   #
n4jee Loc: New Bern, NC
 
Was driving through my neighborhood today. I Googled it. Interesting from the Google page:

"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. To avoid gaps in the 360 photos, 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."

I think Google gets the prize for most photos taken in any given day.

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May 25, 2023 12:54:36   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 


I love street view, especially when going to new places.
One just has to be aware of the time frame of the images and may not be 100% accurate.
It still has my truck in front of our house. The truck hasn't been there since the end of 2018.

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May 25, 2023 13:23:29   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
n4jee wrote:
Was driving through my neighborhood today….


If I drove around with my camera and photographed everything and anybody I saw, someone would call the cops on me!

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May 26, 2023 06:32:43   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Scruples wrote:
If I drove around with my camera and photographed everything and anybody I saw, someone would call the cops on me!


But you're legally allowed to do that.

Some people do not allow those cars on their streets. Idiots!

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May 26, 2023 08:46:21   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
jerryc41 wrote:
But you're legally allowed to do that. …….


Years ago, I bought a window mount for my camera. When my wife is driving, I’ll roll down the window and attach the camera mount to the window and camera. Last weekend we were in Sullivan County. I saw a handsome looking gent sitting on his front porch enjoying a newspaper and a cup of coffee. I would have yelled out, “HELLO!” but he looked like he didn’t want to be disturbed.

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May 26, 2023 09:20:02   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
We're looking for a new house. Lots of listings online but the photos of houses are taken professionally and they are processed to make the house look good. We use street view to see the neighborhood as well as what the house looks like from the street. The only problem is that Google doesn't cover ALL the streets. Primarily the through streets and they don't bother with cul-de-sacs.

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May 26, 2023 09:21:05   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
We're looking for a new house. Lots of listings online but the photos of houses are taken professionally and they are processed to make the house look good. We use street view to see the neighborhood as well as what the house looks like from the street. The only problem is that Google doesn't cover ALL the streets. Primarily the through streets and they don't bother with cul-de-sacs.

And some street views are 5+ years old.
They don't enter private developments.

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May 26, 2023 09:47:52   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
n4jee wrote:
Was driving through my neighborhood today. I Googled it. Interesting from the Google page:

"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. To avoid gaps in the 360 photos, 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."

I think Google gets the prize for most photos taken in any given day.
Was driving through my neighborhood today. I Googl... (show quote)


I wonder if their automated processing recognizes house numbers in the street view images and automatically blurs them out, faces too. Blurring street numbers out seems odd since you can search and find any house address in their search box.

Google Earth is so accurate we used it to make measurements for fiber optic cable and to locate splice boxes, repeater and equipment housings for broadband expansion projects. It was very accurate and saved considerable time over doing the layouts in the field.

Stan

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May 26, 2023 09:50:08   #
BebuLamar
 
Longshadow wrote:
And some street views are 5+ years old.
They don't enter private developments.


And if the house you're interested in is newly built then Google may not have the picture.

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May 26, 2023 10:17:42   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
BebuLamar wrote:
And if the house you're interested in is newly built then Google may not have the picture.


I have a friend where Google shows an undeveloped lot where his house is located.....

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May 26, 2023 10:21:22   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
We're looking for a new house. Lots of listings online but the photos of houses are taken professionally and they are processed to make the house look good. We use street view to see the neighborhood as well as what the house looks like from the street. The only problem is that Google doesn't cover ALL the streets. Primarily the through streets and they don't bother with cul-de-sacs.


It's amazing how the camera can lie, isn't it.

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May 26, 2023 10:27:45   #
Burtzy Loc: Bronx N.Y. & Simi Valley, CA
 
Google Maps may have it's drawbacks, like not updating very often, but my old Thomas Guide didn't either and never had a street view.

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May 26, 2023 10:28:35   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
As for buying a house, it takes time. We didn’t have Google back then. We used a map and found a real estate agent. We told him what the house MUST have and SHOULD NOT have. This took a lot of time because real estate agents want a nice commission. We were tough when it came to buying. Often times agents wanted to know what we do for a living or how much we earned yearly. When we didn’t tell them they often refused to show a house. We told them,”you don’t need to know. Only the bank needs to know.” By doing it this way, the house wasn’t overpriced. In truth, it took 3 years to buy one house and 5 years to buy our vacation house.
While Google wasn’t available back then, we would spend our weekends just looking at houses, neighborhoods, schools, etc. It is not easy but it takes a while. On our current house, the owner rebuilt a garage but never received a permit for it. A violation popped up. We made the seller’s attorney pay for the Certificate Of Occupancy. If the permit fell though, and the garage needed to be torn down, their attorney balked but agreed to pay for it to be torn down and rebuilt. So I got a nice house with a new garage. When it comes to buying a house, you must remember that you are going to live there for 30+ years. Using Google is fine for some but you don’t choose a house with a camera, you use your eyes. My advice to all the youngins, take your time and the search is well worth the adventure.

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May 26, 2023 11:24:54   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
Scruples wrote:
As for buying a house, it takes time. We didn’t have Google back then. We used a map and found a real estate agent. We told him what the house MUST have and SHOULD NOT have. This took a lot of time because real estate agents want a nice commission. We were tough when it came to buying. Often times agents wanted to know what we do for a living or how much we earned yearly. When we didn’t tell them they often refused to show a house. We told them,”you don’t need to know. Only the bank needs to know.” By doing it this way, the house wasn’t overpriced. In truth, it took 3 years to buy one house and 5 years to buy our vacation house.
While Google wasn’t available back then, we would spend our weekends just looking at houses, neighborhoods, schools, etc. It is not easy but it takes a while. On our current house, the owner rebuilt a garage but never received a permit for it. A violation popped up. We made the seller’s attorney pay for the Certificate Of Occupancy. If the permit fell though, and the garage needed to be torn down, their attorney balked but agreed to pay for it to be torn down and rebuilt. So I got a nice house with a new garage. When it comes to buying a house, you must remember that you are going to live there for 30+ years. Using Google is fine for some but you don’t choose a house with a camera, you use your eyes. My advice to all the youngins, take your time and the search is well worth the adventure.
As for buying a house, it takes time. We didn’t ha... (show quote)


Very few young couples who can afford a house will live in the same house for 30 years. Most will have several addresses in their lifetimes. We've had four in NC, since 1985. My parents had eight properties in five cities in five states.

Our last purchase was wonderfully easy to find via various sites like Zillow and Trulia and Google Maps. It took a while, as you said, to get our point across to the Realtor about the specifications that had to be met. It also took a while to find a house that didn't have major issues with something. But we finally got to YES.

Someone once said about houses and cars that they are holes in the ground we throw money into. Truer words have never been spoken!

When I was a field supervisor for the 2020 Census, we often used Google Maps' satellite and street views to find addresses. A lot of people don't street-number their properties.

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May 26, 2023 11:29:12   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
BebuLamar wrote:
And if the house you're interested in is newly built then Google may not have the picture.


And if it's in a new subdivision, Google maps may not even have the road it's on (seen it happen).

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