Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
UK diy (uk.d-i-y) For the discussion of all topics related to diy (do-it-yourself) in the UK. All levels of experience and proficency are welcome to join in to ask questions or offer solutions. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google
Streets images? -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
#2
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message k... I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/ |
#3
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Start off at Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/ Enter a place name or address - in UK, it must be in one of the 26 towns and cities that have Google Streets enabled. Increase magnification so you can see individual streets. Click-drag the brown man onto the street map at the point you would like to view. And that's it! Enjoy ... |
#4
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:02:12 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Google for Google Maps and click the link ...It's just a wee icon ( like on a gents toilet door) that you drag on to the Street that you have looked up .If there is a Street View ( not all streets are done yet) the streets will turn blue( I think) in outline and a small thumbnail of part of the street will appear ...just click it and follow the arrows or the small logo down on the map itself |
#5
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
In message , Bruce
writes Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Start off at Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/ Enter a place name or address - in UK, it must be in one of the 26 towns and cities that have Google Streets enabled. If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue -- Chris French |
#6
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Bruce explained on 20/03/2009 :
Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Start off at Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/ Enter a place name or address - in UK, it must be in one of the 26 towns and cities that have Google Streets enabled. Increase magnification so you can see individual streets. Click-drag the brown man onto the street map at the point you would like to view. And that's it! Enjoy ... Thanks, got it now - but cannot find myself anywhere I thought I might have been caught :-) -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
#7
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
|
#8
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Bruce explained on 20/03/2009 : Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Start off at Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/ Enter a place name or address - in UK, it must be in one of the 26 towns and cities that have Google Streets enabled. Increase magnification so you can see individual streets. Click-drag the brown man onto the street map at the point you would like to view. And that's it! Enjoy ... Thanks, got it now - but cannot find myself anywhere I thought I might have been caught :-) Funny that. I had not appreciated this part of Google and looked at various haunts that I recognise from years ago in Brumagen and thought "Thank goodness that I do not have criminal intents.". Powerful, init? |
#9
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"chris French" wrote in message
... In message , Bruce writes If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue -- Chris French Thanks! -- Michael Chare |
#11
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? SWMBO was walking down the street today and watched this bizarre car driving down the road past her; then later she saw the picture of the GoogleStreetView car in the newspaper. So we're now waiting for the next release of UK towns to see if she makes an appearance! David |
#12
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:16 -0000, "John"
wrote: "John" wrote in message ... the wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:02:12 GMT, Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Google for Google Maps and click the link ...It's just a wee icon ( like on a gents toilet door) that you drag on to the Street that you have looked up .If there is a Street View ( not all streets are done yet) the streets will turn blue( I think) in outline and a small thumbnail of part of the street will appear ...just click it and follow the arrows or the small logo down on the map itself In Google earth make sure you have updated it recently (check the help button) then just zoom in to a town that has been covered. Click on the camera icons along the road The question was about Google EARTH - not Google Maps. Check that in "Layers" you have a tick in "Street View" then zoom in. you should see camera icons along the roads - click and they turn into a bubble for a 360 degree view. Using Street View in Google Maps seems to have a different way of negotiating a street from Google Earth . I'd suggest it is easier to use than G.Earth version. |
#13
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
chris French wrote:
If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue Thanks Chris. |
#14
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Lobster has brought this to us :
Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? SWMBO was walking down the street today and watched this bizarre car driving down the road past her; then later she saw the picture of the GoogleStreetView car in the newspaper. So we're now waiting for the next release of UK towns to see if she makes an appearance! David I saw the cars a number of times and made a note of where I saw them, in anticipation of seeing me or my car at least once, but I can't see me on any of them. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
#15
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Lobster has brought this to us : Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? SWMBO was walking down the street today and watched this bizarre car driving down the road past her; then later she saw the picture of the GoogleStreetView car in the newspaper. So we're now waiting for the next release of UK towns to see if she makes an appearance! David I saw the cars a number of times and made a note of where I saw them, in anticipation of seeing me or my car at least once, but I can't see me on any of them. I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. |
#16
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"Stuart Noble" wrote in message . .. Harry Bloomfield wrote: Lobster has brought this to us : Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? SWMBO was walking down the street today and watched this bizarre car driving down the road past her; then later she saw the picture of the GoogleStreetView car in the newspaper. So we're now waiting for the next release of UK towns to see if she makes an appearance! David I saw the cars a number of times and made a note of where I saw them, in anticipation of seeing me or my car at least once, but I can't see me on any of them. I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Strange how we haven't found a word to replace "footage" |
#17
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Stuart Noble wrote:
I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Not very well. My neighbour has his at the top of his horsebox. It's displayed plain as day. -- Adrian C |
#18
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Adrian C wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote: I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Not very well. My neighbour has his at the top of his horsebox. It's displayed plain as day. That's interesting. I suppose the software assumes plates will be at a certain height. As for sign written vehicles, one wonders how many "What were you doing there?" incidents there will be |
#19
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Stuart Noble wrote:
I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. I found one street where all the car registration numbers were clearly visible. There was no evidence of any attempt to obscure them. |
#20
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
In uk.d-i-y, Stuart Noble wrote:
I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). -- Mike Barnes |
#21
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
In message , Bruce
writes chris French wrote: If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue I notice that it tripped a speed warning in Watford - naughty bois ! -- geoff |
#22
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
geoff wrote:
In message , Bruce writes chris French wrote: If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue I notice that it tripped a speed warning in Watford - naughty bois ! I noticed on one street in Finchley it caught a driver pulling out right in front of the camera car, driving all of 100 yards, slamming on the brakes then parking on the other side of the road. |
#23
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:32:50 +0000, (Steve Firth)
wrote: geoff wrote: In message , Bruce writes chris French wrote: If you zoom out to show all/most of the UK, and then drag the little man onto the map all the areas which are on Streetview are highlighted in blue I notice that it tripped a speed warning in Watford - naughty bois ! I noticed on one street in Finchley it caught a driver pulling out right in front of the camera car, driving all of 100 yards, slamming on the brakes then parking on the other side of the road. I'm sure you won't mind if we ask to see that ? |
#24
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
In article ,
Harry Bloomfield writes: Bruce explained on 20/03/2009 : Harry Bloomfield wrote: I have GoogleEarth, but what do I need to do to look at the Google Streets images? Start off at Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/ Enter a place name or address - in UK, it must be in one of the 26 towns and cities that have Google Streets enabled. Increase magnification so you can see individual streets. Click-drag the brown man onto the street map at the point you would like to view. And that's it! Enjoy ... Thanks, got it now - but cannot find myself anywhere I thought I might have been caught :-) I saw one of their camera cars driving along, probably a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I was at the time. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
#25
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
the wrote:
I noticed on one street in Finchley it caught a driver pulling out right in front of the camera car, driving all of 100 yards, slamming on the brakes then parking on the other side of the road. I'm sure you won't mind if we ask to see that ? Are you sure? On what basis did you become sure that you knew what I minded or not? Did you take into account my famous dislike of ****s hiding behind wanky aliases and those who ignore news.individual.net's T&Cs? |
#26
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
In article ,
Mike Barnes wrote: Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). KFCs amuse me - see http://tiny.cc/kfckfc :-) Darren |
#27
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Sat, 21 Mar 09 20:22:31 GMT, (dmc) wrote:
In article , Mike Barnes wrote: Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). KFCs amuse me - see http://tiny.cc/kfckfc Hehe T i m |
#28
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:01:44 -0000, John wrote:
Strange how we haven't found a word to replace "footage" Byteage? -- Cheers Dave. |
#29
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Mike Barnes wrote in message ... In uk.d-i-y, Stuart Noble wrote: I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). Quite funny how the frames are stitched together Note the disappearing traffic warden on the left, after the barsteward had stuck a ticket on my car! http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...ybridge+roa d +london&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=8.438982,16.391602&ie=UTF8&ll=51.463 954 ,-0.152435&spn=0,359.965668&z=15&iwloc=addr&layer=c& cbll=51.463827,-0.152392 &panoid=HsCFbaHIml7ro5oVaoE6mA&cbp=12,172.20719726 154618,,0,5 tinyurl don't seem to work with ^ url so you will have to C&P - |
#30
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:16:58 GMT, "Mark" wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote in message d... In uk.d-i-y, Stuart Noble wrote: I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). Quite funny how the frames are stitched together Note the disappearing traffic warden on the left, after the barsteward had stuck a ticket on my car! And how (your?) car seems to have gone into warp! ;-) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...ybridge+roa d +london&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=8.438982,16.391602&ie=UTF8&ll=51.463 954 ,-0.152435&spn=0,359.965668&z=15&iwloc=addr&layer=c& cbll=51.463827,-0.152392 &panoid=HsCFbaHIml7ro5oVaoE6mA&cbp=12,172.2071972 6154618,,0,5 tinyurl don't seem to work with ^ url so you will have to C&P If you use their link icon (top right) then give that to Tinyurl that seems to work ... http://tinyurl.com/c9whxw T i m |
#31
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"T i m" wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:16:58 GMT, "Mark" wrote: Quite funny how the frames are stitched together Note the disappearing traffic warden on the left, after the barsteward had stuck a ticket on my car! And how (your?) car seems to have gone into warp! ;-) Mine was parked a bit farther up the road, I had tenants moving out so only stopped briefly to check the house, and their hire van also got a ticket. tinyurl don't seem to work with ^ url so you will have to C&P If you use their link icon (top right) then give that to Tinyurl that seems to work ... http://tinyurl.com/c9whxw Yes thanks that works.. Seems the camera car use a very complicated route to cover all the side streets in town, Some pictures are going up a road and others, on the same road, are coming back the other way quite how all this is stitched together later is to me a minor miracle. - |
#32
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
Mark wrote:
Seems the camera car use a very complicated route to cover all the side streets in town, Some pictures are going up a road and others, on the same road, are coming back the other way quite how all this is stitched together later is to me a minor miracle. The drive down Oxford Road in Manchester is amusing because the view flips backwards and forwards between rainy and sunny. Which leads to the inevitable question, how on earth did they find a sunny day in Manchester? |
#33
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"Mark" wrote in message ... Mike Barnes wrote in message ... In uk.d-i-y, Stuart Noble wrote: I wonder how they manage to hide the car registration plates on so much footage. Automatically. Ditto faces. The algorithm isn't perfect, and you get unobscured faces/number plates (which are often noticed and fixed) and oddly blurred road signs etc (which usually aren't). Quite funny how the frames are stitched together Note the disappearing traffic warden on the left, after the barsteward had stuck a ticket on my car! http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...ybridge+roa d +london&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=8.438982,16.391602&ie=UTF8&ll=51.463 954 ,-0.152435&spn=0,359.965668&z=15&iwloc=addr&layer=c& cbll=51.463827,-0.152392 &panoid=HsCFbaHIml7ro5oVaoE6mA&cbp=12,172.20719726 154618,,0,5 tinyurl don't seem to work with ^ url so you will have to C&P - I found this workman allowing his attention to drift. Follow his line of sight to see why. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/mpl?mo...n&utm_term=svp |
#34
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"mark" wrote in message et... "Mark" wrote in message ... I found this workman allowing his attention to drift. Follow his line of sight to see why. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/mpl?mo...n&utm_term=svp That’s just a map of london! As Tim said "If you use their link icon (top right) then give that to Tinyurl that seems to work ..." - |
#35
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"Steve Firth" wrote in message . .. Mark wrote: Seems the camera car use a very complicated route to cover all the side streets in town, Some pictures are going up a road and others, on the same road, are coming back the other way quite how all this is stitched together later is to me a minor miracle. The drive down Oxford Road in Manchester is amusing because the view flips backwards and forwards between rainy and sunny. Which leads to the inevitable question, how on earth did they find a sunny day in Manchester? Can’t they afford cars in Manchester Or has congestion charging forced everyone off the road, it like a ghost town. - |
#36
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"Mark" wrote in message ... "mark" wrote in message et... "Mark" wrote in message ... I found this workman allowing his attention to drift. Follow his line of sight to see why. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/mpl?mo...n&utm_term=svp That's just a map of london! As Tim said "If you use their link icon (top right) then give that to Tinyurl that seems to work ..." Well it wasn't that exciting! So let's see if the method works. http://tinyurl.com/czjcre mark |
#37
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
mark wrote:
I found this workman allowing his attention to drift. Follow his line of sight to see why. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/mpl?mo...plets.com/sv/l ondon/mapplet.xml&utm_campaign=en_GB&utm_medium=lp&utm_s ource=en_GB-lp-eme a-gb-gns-svn&utm_term=svp You need to learn how to give a link to Google Maps. That doesn't work. |
#38
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
OT Google Streets?
"mark" wrote in message et... "Mark" wrote in message ... "mark" wrote in message et... "Mark" wrote in message ... I found this workman allowing his attention to drift. Follow his line of sight to see why. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/mpl?mo...n&utm_term=svp That's just a map of london! As Tim said "If you use their link icon (top right) then give that to Tinyurl that seems to work ..." Well it wasn't that exciting! So let's see if the method works. http://tinyurl.com/czjcre mark It works Mark. Nice one Adam |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Pervis, at all streets better and aggressive, wounds no matter how it, beating tomorrow. | Home Repair |