Dick Axtell
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 03:41 PM |
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Google View
Have just seen the Google car cruising round our area of Brum. Carries a strange football-sized green cage on its roof, mounted on small pylon.
Presume there are cameras on gimbals inside said football thingy.
So what does Google get out of all this recorded/uploaded pictorial data?? Who buys such un-refined data? Needs very careful processing to allow
Google, or their customers, to distil anything of value. How's your paranoia today?
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 03:44 PM |
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Off the top of my head, apart from the advertsing revune google gets from being the destination search engine, companines like estate agencies (right
move etc) all use it. im sure there are lots more.
[Edited on 24-8-12 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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bi22le
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 04:31 PM |
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Mega web site hit numbers.
Name another other place that you can go to that will allow you to see any address and any location in the world. Be it Google maps, view or sky. They
have the lot.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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vinny1275
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 04:50 PM |
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+ the reason they have their own fleet of jets parked across the road from their headquarters (including a 767, if memory serves).... because they
have the money....
They were collecting WiFi details as part of it originally, to help find your location on mobiles, but they stopped doing that after a bit of an
uproar.....
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Mr C
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 04:54 PM |
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Insurance companies use it to check the address you keep your car when quoting.
Girl walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gave her one
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steve m
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:33 PM |
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I saw one of the cars a few days ago, black astra ?
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steve m
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:33 PM |
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I saw one of the cars a few days ago, black astra ?
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steve m
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:38 PM |
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I must of seen it twice!
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stevegough
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I must of seen it twice!
Yeah, Steve, you must of.
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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stevegough
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I must of seen it twice!
Yeah, Steve, you must of!
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 07:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr C
Insurance companies use it to check the address you keep your car when quoting.
Cant see that being much use, they will think everyone leaves their car at asda.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 08:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I saw one of the cars a few days ago, black astra ?
Exactly so!
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr C
Insurance companies use it to check the address you keep your car when quoting.
Unlikely....
Ben
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Mr C
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
quote:
Originally posted by Mr C
Insurance companies use it to check the address you keep your car when quoting.
Unlikely....
I got a quote from adrian flux a while ago and wanted to keep the car at a secure premises they went on line and googled it and turned me down there
and then saying t was too isolated. The last quote they checked to see if the address existed and there was a garage as stated.
If I was in the insurance business I'd do the same type of risk assessment.
Girl walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gave her one
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T66
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| posted on 25/8/12 at 07:15 AM |
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Another option which I use at work a lot - is Bing maps.
It doesnt do the streetview, but also does a thing called birds eye view, handy for us as we can get views from the compass points around the
property. Puts an oblique angle on the view.
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