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Google Tricycles To Map Footpaths For Street View
CNETNate writes "To advance its Street View service this summer, Google is poised to unleash the unstoppable power of human legs. Google will deploy pedal-powered tricycles — the company calls them 'Google Trikes' — mounted with 360 degree Street View cameras to map areas inaccessible by its fleet of Street View cars." The article indicates that the trikes will first see use in the UK, to map out public walking paths, but one anonymous commenter said: "This must be bogus — you are not allowed to cycle on public footpaths in the UK, I can't believe Google would have overlooked such a fundamental fact. Not to mention that the vehicle pictured wouldn't fit down most paths." PC World features the trikes in Rome.
"The article indicates that the trikes will first see use in the UK"
He then goes on to link to pictures of them actually being used in Rome. Did the UK annex Rome?
Google Sherpa!
Soon there will be "Google Stuff in Your House" where a half dozen guys dressed head to toe in black with head mounted cameras will rifle through your belongings, cabinets, and drawers. So when you loose your cars keys, just Google it!
-- if you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
I wonder if I should not make a space for a camera on my child's helmet... Any offer?
"This must be bogus -- you are not allowed to cycle on public footpaths in the UK
For UK, they will actually be deploying Google Beanie-Caps
âoeAny society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
By attaching it to their masts.
...until SKYNET uses this data to track us to our hiding places in the woods!!!
Good luck when you hit a set of stairs! Those pictures will turn out *awesome*.
You are using English. Please learn the difference between loose and lose; they're, there, and their; your and you're.
SCUGA.
Self-contained underwater Google app.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
History has shown that the human leg is an often untapped behemoth of energy, having in the past powered generators, submarines and, of course, deep space hair dryers aboard Red Dwarf.
Next thing you know they'll be reporting that Lister has been hired to peddle the thing around London. They tried to hire Cat but he was afraid being outside in the summer heat and humidity would ruin his fantastically perfect hairdo.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, For you are crunchy and go well with ketchup.
I always get lost walking the many trails at the local nudist colony -- do you think Google could come out and map these for me?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
awesome. To the best of my knowledge, GPS's will show rivers, but if you are paddling on one, it won't give you a great ETA. Google Rivers, on the other hand, could record average current speed and all the bends in the river to a genuine geocoded object instead of a dumb jpeg. That would be pretty sweet.
It would be great to have a feature that a) lets me find them, and b) tells me exactly how far out of my way I'd need to go for the added safety/pleasantness of using them.
And hookers.
Did the UK annex Rome?
No, it was the other way round. Rome invaded Britain in 43AD. I think they've mostly gone home now.
Smivs on the intertubes!
Just add some bells and a freezer and it can further add to Google revenue!!!
I rarely read replies, it's my opinion and if you thought about your opinion a little more, I'm OK with that.
I imagine they'll have plenty of evidence to help the police identify their assailants.
Oh great. Sharks with frickin' Google cams.
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They see me roll on
My Google Trike
And I know in my heart
They think I'm ridin' nerdy
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You actually got stopped by the Sheriff of Nottingham? That's awesome.
I shall be twittering this with a sigh
On someone's blogs and blogs hence:
Two paths diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less googled by,
And that has made all the difference.
--RFrostie1977
Mordor...a magical, mythical land where women are more rare than dragons--but where every man would rather find a dragon
They have but the problem was the naming. "Google pervert" just wasn't marketable so they scrapped the entire project.
5 acres away? If you planted those 250 yards with zucchini, how many neighbors could you bother over the next furlong?
(Yeah, yeah, so I'm not all that great with jokes about improperly used units.)
I once heard about a guy who could do the Kessle run in 12 parsecs.
Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.
and helium
And Blackjack!
In fact, forget the bike paths! And the Blackjack.
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