This one is quite interesting: http://maps.google.com/?ll=-25.75770,28.32044&z=19 They went only 50m into this closed off suburb and then stopped. Not sure how because those guards are quite strict.
Note that if you go into full screen, then there is no TeleAtlas copyright notice. Does that mean the vector overlay belongs to Google ? Is it then the beginning of a complete routable (digital) map of South Africa by Google ? Regards, Nic 2010/6/8 David Richfield <davidrichfi...@gmail.com>: > Very impressive!!! They went into my boomed-off neighbourhood. I can > see my clothes-drying rack in front of my house! > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Nic Roets <nro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> They launched it here today. >> >> For those who don't know what it is: A car with cameras* drives around >> and takes pictures (360 degree panoramas). So there is an orange "man" >> that you can drag and drop on nearly every street to see how it looks. >> Before you drop him, a blue outline will appear indicating coverage. >> >> It's interesting that they have not entered any closed suburbs. Even >> where the security is extremely loose. >> >> *: and WLAN receivers, so when you search for shops and you allowed >> the Google toolbar to send them your location, they will (at some >> point) know which ones are closest to you. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ZA mailing list >> Talk-ZA@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za >> > > > > -- > David Richfield > e^(πi)+1=0 > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ZA mailing list > Talk-ZA@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za > _______________________________________________ Talk-ZA mailing list Talk-ZA@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za
