Google Street View Wants You to Direct New Tricycle Imager 115
An anonymous reader writes "Google is taking suggestions for where you'd like to see the new Street View Trike go. Your favorite park, hiking trail, zoo, school campus hangout or outdoor mall could be going online thanks to Google Street View's new 250 pound tricycle, complete with camera and GPS. According to the press release: 'The Street View trike began as a 20% project by Daniel Ratner, a Senior Mechanical Engineer on the Street View team. "I began thinking about building a bicycle-based Street View system after realizing how many interesting places around the world — ranging from historic landmarks to beautiful trails to shopping districts — aren't accessible by car," says Dan. "When I'm riding the trike, so many people come up to me and ask where it's off to next or how they can get imagery of their favorite spot, so I can't wait to see what our users come up with."'"
SDSU (Score:4, Funny)
I wonder if the camera is sensitive enough to see the classroom overcrowding, herpes under the skirts of sorority sisters, and traces of cocaine on the Homeland Security [sdsu.edu] majors' noses!
Stalking (Score:3, Funny)
Let's send it to that stalked ladys house: Amber Duick
Toyota emails will have nothing on the Google trike showing up in her back yard.
Re:Places not to go (Score:5, Funny)
I say the first place we should go is this guy's hiking trials.
Almost a Good idea (Score:4, Funny)
According to the press release: 'The Street View trike began as a 20% project by Daniel Ratner, a Senior Mechanical Engineer on the Street View team.
Maybe if they would have leveraged Dan more than 20% for this project, he could have put together a collection method that didn't involve a 250 pound trike.
One idea that comes to mind. (Score:2, Funny)
brilliant! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A few ideas (Score:1, Funny)
But as far as Texas goes, yeah, the riverwalk is a pretty nice.
Further enhancements (Score:3, Funny)
This is just the beginning. Next up,
Obligatory (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Places not to go (Score:4, Funny)
I say the first place we should go is this guy's hiking trials.
To see he not complete them or something? :-P
Re:SDSU (Score:5, Funny)
I like this one better
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=32.775852,-117.07178&panoid=DdCGuMJzJOh7VmC9kd_AZQ&cbp=12,356.73,,2,6.88&ll=32.776017,-117.071772&spn=0,359.98513&z=16
Nickerson Gardens, Watts (Score:1, Funny)
I would suggest taking the trike for an evening spin through Nickerson Gardens in Watts. I think even my fellow privacy advocates would be supportive of such an expedition.
Re:In a Canoe (Score:3, Funny)
Throw the thing into a canoe...
GoogleMoses?
Some pics of ... (Score:3, Funny)
... the Appalacian Trail.
Gov. Sanford tells me its beautiful this time of year.