Yes, I would shop here http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.742817,-117.8166&spn=0...
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Google Street View now includes interiors
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#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you describe what the contraption looks like? Is it pretty much like the Google Car but a tripod on wheels instead?
Looks like he caught himself on camera here http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gruhn+Guitars+Inc&hl=en... Edit: and here http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Scream+Sorbet,+Oakland,+CA&...
Woah. Did you happen to look out into the street from the location in that first link you posted? Trippy stuff.
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#103The most interesting part comes when they start indexing these images so that you can search products (and prices) within stores. The tech is mostly there (see google goggles). Then you can answer the question "Where's the closest store with jumper cables?" Or really, "show me where the jumper cables are." A very big map reduce job, but seems feasible.
I've often wanted to google the location of items within Home Depot for example. That would be way easier than asking someone, who often doesnt know the answer!
you've got to batch process this task. Just go through employees until you get the answer, or a close approximation. It's still faster than aimlessly searching. Think of it as a kind of meatspace binary search.
Re: Google Street View now includes interiors
#104The most interesting part comes when they start indexing these images so that you can search products (and prices) within stores. The tech is mostly there (see google goggles). Then you can answer the question "Where's the closest store with jumper cables?" Or really, "show me where the jumper cables are." A very big map reduce job, but seems feasible.
I've often wanted to google the location of items within Home Depot for example. That would be way easier than asking someone, who often doesnt know the answer!
Perhaps something like this: http://company.mappedin.com/
Except down to a product level?
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#106Now, just need click-to-purchase, and we have a virtual store.
Re: Google Street View now includes interiors
#107The most interesting part comes when they start indexing these images so that you can search products (and prices) within stores. The tech is mostly there (see google goggles). Then you can answer the question "Where's the closest store with jumper cables?" Or really, "show me where the jumper cables are." A very big map reduce job, but seems feasible.
Feasible? Until you realize they would have to visit each shop at least once a month, for many weekly or even daily.
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#109Here's another one: http://maps.google.com/?q=Scream%20Sorbet,%20Oakland,%20CA This one's my business. They came to shoot the interior as a perk for participating in a "Google Offer". I think this is how they are rolling it out, at least in the Bay Area. To me, the results came out fine, although I worry that it now makes "casing the joint" a little easier. It took them two visits to get it right. The first time appa…
I can't figure out how to get inside your store. I feel a bit like I am playing badly-designed video game. Also, you own a food business!?? I am fascinated by the idea, can you talk more about it?
I find getting inside the virtual store tricky as well. First click on the text link to the Places page. Then click on the right arrow on the image on the lower right of the page (labeled Store Front). Then click on the white arrow on the ground pointing at the door. Alternatively, just wait until the still image turns into video and starts showing the inside of the store, then click on it. Badly designed video game seems accurate!
I'm happy to talk about sorbet and food in general, but this thread doesn't seem like the right venue. My email is in my profile, or if you are in the area we could talk at the store some slow afternoon.
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#110Here's another one: http://maps.google.com/?q=Scream%20Sorbet,%20Oakland,%20CA This one's my business. They came to shoot the interior as a perk for participating in a "Google Offer". I think this is how they are rolling it out, at least in the Bay Area. To me, the results came out fine, although I worry that it now makes "casing the joint" a little easier. It took them two visits to get it right. The first time appa…
Can you describe what the contraption looks like? Is it pretty much like the Google Car but a tripod on wheels instead?
I actually wasn't present during the shoot, although I saw her setting up. It seemed like a semi-pro digital still camera on a tripod. Perhaps it was on wheels? I think it was a fisheye lens? It seemed very low tech. I think all the fanciness is with the post-processing to stitch the photos together and correct the perspective.
You can see the tripod legs if you look down on any shot by clicking the "Down" arrow on the white wheel in the upper left of the interior shots. For our shoot, you can also get a pretty good reflected view in the doorway if you "stand" halfway outside then look left.