I've been enjoying a similar site, http://www.mapcrunch.com/, for 2 or 3 years. It is very well done. You can select one or many countries in the options menu. It's a great way of enjoying the world from your couch.
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I got one from inside a store, not sure how they fit the car in there: http://randomstreetview.com/#c51wy_1aj9ay_48_a_-1
I believe they have Street View backpacks. Not sure of the specifics, but if I remember correctly you can walk around with the backpack and take pictures of places that cars can't get to and have them added to the map.
They have the Google Street View Trekker program[0] where they have the backpacks similar to the units mounted on their Street View cars. They tend to do "tourist attraction" type areas like monuments, parks, and so forth.
[0] http://www.google.com/maps/about/partners/streetview/trekker...
Re: Show HN: Random Street View
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I got one from inside a store, not sure how they fit the car in there: http://randomstreetview.com/#c51wy_1aj9ay_48_a_-1
I believe they have Street View backpacks. Not sure of the specifics, but if I remember correctly you can walk around with the backpack and take pictures of places that cars can't get to and have them added to the map.
I wonder if this will be the next step for them; mapping all indoor and outdoor locations, integrating relevant ads into the street view of certain stores?
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#44This is really awesome, thanks!
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#45How does it work without flash?? I was never able to use street view because in google maps when you zoom in it just says in a popup:
To use street view, you need Adobe Flash Player version 10 or newer.
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#46This would be pretty awesome as a screensaver.
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#47Check this out. Apparently it's a Google employee walking on foot.. in Bangalore.. with a government official trailing him every step of the way. I walked around for a while and got bored, but every step I took, the guy was right behind me:
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#48been around longer and funner: http://www.geoguessr.com/
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#49Check out this sweet dragon. http://randomstreetview.com/#wrua5_dhcmy_2m_a_-3 Seriously, this is a fantastic thing you've made. I'm enjoying it immediately.
Amazing. This is literally the end of a small road in the middle of nowhere (no offense), Lithuania. How few people ever see this person's home, and how few outsiders does this person come across in their back yard? And all of a sudden, here we are, all looking at this person's yard with more intrigue than they'd ever guess.
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#50I recall something similar that would show random places on street view and you had to guess where it was located on the map. The closer you were the more points you would get. Does anybody remember how that was callled, because that was way cool.