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by Rasberry » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:56 pm

Google launched on Tuesday the street view for Australia, driving around for 6 months on their car it is now ready, i remember seeing the car with the black ball on top...

anyway you may want to embed this on the front page? here is Ajas
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=e ... 4858326769

but yeah you may wanna shorten that link.....

anyway take a tour around!
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Re: Street View

by edible_hat » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:45 am

My car's on there at least three times - parked out the front of my parents' house, in the driveway at my sister's house and across the road from the apartment block I live in. The photos are at least 5 months old because it has hubcaps and no bumper stickers. (Actually I think the one of my place was when we came to the open inspection)

edit: It's also at my work, if you know where to look.
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Re: Street View

by Bazza » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:34 pm

I found *myself* working at Parabanks last summer. Go look for "James St Salisbury SA" and I'll be at the eastern end of it underneath the Woolworths canopy. 8)

I couldn't find Shana anywhere. My old house isn't on a street they covered, someone else lives at my second house, I kept Shana behind gates at my third, and in the shed at Phill's place. :(
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Re: Street View

by Ryan White » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:44 pm

The map is a few streets off in my suburb.
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Re: Street View

by Mappy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:48 pm

They must have taken these shots leading up to, or in the height of, Summer. Because everything looks dry and bleached out. That and they fortunately went past our place when the lawn had been mown. See Albion Tce, Campbelltown for details. 8)
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Re: Street View

by Bazza » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:01 pm

I came to the conclusion that they came through Salisbury (and probably the rest of Adelaide) sometime last October. There were posters for the Salisbury Council Christmas pageant in various places.

Lawn? Whats a lawn? :hmmm:

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Re: Street View

by Dhumahn » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:06 pm

My place has a caravan out front...don't know where that went to...
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Re: Street View

by Phill » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:06 pm

Bazza wrote:I came to the conclusion that they came through Salisbury (and probably the rest of Adelaide) sometime last October. There were posters for the Salisbury Council Christmas pageant in various places.

Lawn? Whats a lawn? :hmmm:



Now everyone knows what my house looks like. :lol:

And what street it's on. :|
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Re: Street View

by Dhumahn » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:18 pm

Looks like Woomera 8)
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Re: Street View

by Mappy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:30 pm

Phill wrote:Now everyone knows what my house looks like. :lol:
And what street it's on. :|

Dhumahn wrote:Looks like Woomera 8)

More like Marla Bore. 8)

Bazza wrote:Lawn? Whats a lawn? :hmmm:

This. Apparently.

There isn't much in the way of lawns, anywhere, if you look at the satellite pic.
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Re: Street View

by Bazza » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:11 pm

There are already dozens of threads throughout various forums pointing out humorous and/or odd things the cameras captured. This man, for instance.

:D

One forum I frequent also raised the issue of high-end car thieves targeting cars they find parked in places with the streetview. It wouldn't be too hard for a professional thief to track down where a car is parked and left unattended with those pictures.
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Re: Street View

by Rasberry » Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:23 pm

that link you gave us bazza... the site says the pictures have been removed... I guess someone reported it!
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Re: Street View

by edible_hat » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:14 pm

West Lakes was done in early December, since the only time I've parked my car where it is in the photo was when we went to the inspection for this place.
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