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Does anyone actually use street view for anything but novel purposes? I've used it maybe 5 times when I couldn't find the place I was looking for using the stan

Does anyone actually use street view for anything but novel purposes? I've used it maybe 5 times when I couldn't find the place I was looking for using the standard map view; However in nearly all cases, resorting to StreetView meant the place I was looking for was gone anyway.

dwater 4y ago
Yes, almost daily. When I'm going somewhere new, what does the front of the building look like? Where is there parking? How do I access the parking? What are the parking fees and restrictions? How visible is a landmark from the street? Which street is the entrance on? And that's just when I'm planning a trip, one of many use cases.
LancerSykera 4y ago
It was helpful in my truck driving days when going to customers I'd never been to before, and it was absolutely a daily tool in telecom construction/maintenance. Example - random sheriff's office calls in a phone line ripped down when I've got one foot out the door for the day. I pulled up the address on Streetview while she was explaining the scene to me, and it sure looked like coax on that side of the street, our lines were on the other side. Sure enough, 45 minute drive later I called the sheriff and told them to call the cable company. When you cover an area hundreds of square miles you can't go look at every job before sending a crew out. Pull it up on Streetview, even if the images are 10 years old it's probably still the same.
upbeat_general 4y ago
Yes, all the time. Before going to a place to see parking, how it looks, etc
maccard 4y ago
Not too long ago I had a leak that I suspected the previous owner had repaired. I was able to confirm with street view pictures that it's been repaired and patched over at least three separate times since 2008!
jeffbee 4y ago
I recently used it and its 12 years of history to demonstrate to a commission of the City of Berkeley that the same handful of cars were perpetually parked in free, no-time-limit street parking spaces which local merchants incorrectly believed were useful to their customers. This is good data that can change outcomes for city planning and regulation.
microtherion 4y ago
I often use it with family members who lack the confidence to find a location that they need to get to, and the skill to read conventional maps. "Walking off" the route in StreetView beforehand is nearly 100% successful.
Enginerrrd 4y ago
I use it all the time in civil engineering. There's always some question I have for which we didn't collect data or photos about and before I send someone out to look, I check streetview. I also use it to preview a route when navigating from one place to another in unfamiliar locations. That way, I typically don't need any further instructions, the guidance ends up being review anyway and i don't need to worry soich about poorly timed or ambiguous instructions.
dankwizard 4y ago
Work in a company that handles delivery - Customer service often uses it to see properties for deliverability concerns.

dwater 4y ago

Yes, almost daily. When I'm going somewhere new, what does the front of the building look like? Where is there parking? How do I access the parking? What are the parking fees and restrictions? How visible is a landmark from the street? Which street is the entrance on? And that's just when I'm planning a trip, one of many use cases.

LancerSykera 4y ago

It was helpful in my truck driving days when going to customers I'd never been to before, and it was absolutely a daily tool in telecom construction/maintenance. Example - random sheriff's office calls in a phone line ripped down when I've got one foot out the door for the day. I pulled up the address on Streetview while she was explaining the scene to me, and it sure looked like coax on that side of the street, our lines were on the other side. Sure enough, 45 minute drive later I called the sheriff and told them to call the cable company. When you cover an area hundreds of square miles you can't go look at every job before sending a crew out. Pull it up on Streetview, even if the images are 10 years old it's probably still the same.

upbeat_general 4y ago

Yes, all the time. Before going to a place to see parking, how it looks, etc

maccard 4y ago

Not too long ago I had a leak that I suspected the previous owner had repaired. I was able to confirm with street view pictures that it's been repaired and patched over at least three separate times since 2008!

jeffbee 4y ago

I recently used it and its 12 years of history to demonstrate to a commission of the City of Berkeley that the same handful of cars were perpetually parked in free, no-time-limit street parking spaces which local merchants incorrectly believed were useful to their customers. This is good data that can change outcomes for city planning and regulation.

microtherion 4y ago

I often use it with family members who lack the confidence to find a location that they need to get to, and the skill to read conventional maps. "Walking off" the route in StreetView beforehand is nearly 100% successful.

Enginerrrd 4y ago

I use it all the time in civil engineering. There's always some question I have for which we didn't collect data or photos about and before I send someone out to look, I check streetview. I also use it to preview a route when navigating from one place to another in unfamiliar locations. That way, I typically don't need any further instructions, the guidance ends up being review anyway and i don't need to worry soich about poorly timed or ambiguous instructions.

dankwizard 4y ago

Work in a company that handles delivery - Customer service often uses it to see properties for deliverability concerns.