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> "I went on to develop aerial cameras for Google, but that story will have to wait for Google to publish some details." I'm wondering what, if anything, that
by isomorphic 12y ago
> "I went on to develop aerial cameras for Google, but that story will have to wait for Google to publish some details."
I'm wondering what, if anything, that statement has to do with the Skybox acquisition, or if the two are previously-unrelated parts of an overarching aerial imaging plan.
Google is so far ahead of others in mapping it is downright scary.
I read somewhere speculation that Apple's iBeacon could be used to create precise indoor maps of public or semi-public spaces. But then I read about Project Tango, and wonder...
- wmf 12y agoI suspect those aerial cameras are for airplanes; it's been known for a while that Google Maps doesn't just use satellites.
- gonzo 12y agoOr balloons.
- gcb0 12y agoyou guys are so deep in google reality distortion that you probably never checked out microsoft maps. it has what they call birds eye view it is a mix from street view and satelite. pictures taken form low flying planes at a angle. and it can be rotated. you can get a sense of the neighborhood location you are looking at AND see the buildings on the street. i saw it the first time by mistake. i was also in google reality distortion field. when i got a hp touchpad to install android, but while using the palmos maps, i was greeted with that pleasant surprise.
- Maakuth 12y agoThe thing is they buy these photos from outside vendors and I imagine they are very expensive to get. There's decent coverage from urban areas, but I don't think it scales up as well as street view driving. Also, it's certainly neat for checking out areas in general fashion, but I'm not sure it's especially useful. EDIT: predicate
- gcb0 12y agofunny. you said the exact same thing people said about satelite/street view, before they covered most bigger cities.