On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Lester Caine<les...@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > OJ W wrote: >> Maybe the big tricycle is needed to lift the cameras up above the traffic? > > THAT I think is the big mistake that Google made. Pushing the camera head up > so that it looks OVER security walls and hedges is what annoys people the > most. If a person has to use a ladder to obtain a picture then it's a > violation of privacy, but if Google do it is a 'public service' - usual sod > the law arrogance :(
well the [1.3m above ground] alternative is lots of photos of the van in front of you it's probably fascinating to have a streetview showing all the drivers making phone calls and eating breakfast while overtaking, but not much use for mapping... _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk