Google Maps
Google Shows Blurred Faces in Street View to Protect Privacy
Google prepares to launch Street View in Europe, Canada and Australia, where local laws regarding privacy in public places are less permissive than in the US. As promised, Google will blur faces for all the Street View imagery not just because of local laws, but also because the purpose of Street View is to show […]
Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search
As a Google employee recently said, “Google Maps is evolving from a driving directions and business search tool, to a comprehensive representation of all the world’s information, on a map.” That’s why Google Maps started to integrate when you search for an address and it added a new “More” button to enable layers for photos […]
MapJack, a Better Google Street View
MapJack is an effort similar to Google’s Street View to capture street-level imagery. The site only has imagery from San Francisco, Sausalito (US) and Chiang Mai (Thailand), but San Francisco’s images are the most impressive. They look so good that you almost think you’re there.
MapJack lets you fine tune the images by adjusting their brightness, […]
