Author: StreetViewFun.com
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What’s going on here?
The purpose of this modern architecture is to avoid blocking the view of the old building to the left by curving the facade. From this view you can now still see the old church.
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Troll Hunt: Alexa
Danish artist Thomas Dambo has created giant trolls around the world from recycled materials and now we have found one on Google Maps Street View. The name of this troll is Alexa. Can you find more of his trolls ? About 150 trolls exist, but most of them are in forests where Street View may not be available.
Can Waymo self driving cars be used to take Google Street View images?
Waymo, Zoox and Tesla now offer self driving cars in the US. Can these type of self driving cars be used to collect images for Google Maps Street View in the near future? Maybe, but the roof of the Waymo cars are occupied by camera and lidar sensors to navigate to the destination. We need some Street View cameras there for this to work.
The most likely self driving car to be used to collect Google Maps Street View images is still the Waymo cars since the service is owned by Google (Alphabet Inc). Currently the self driving cars is only available in a few cities in mainly California and Texas, but both Waymo and Tesla plan to expand rapidly this year.
Will Google start to use the cars for Street View? Can the Street View cameras be moved from the roof to the side of the car or made smaller? The Waymo sensors around the car is already kind of bulky and ugly. Or can Waymo and Google Street View use the same cameras? Any thoughts?
Challenge: Find a troll on Google Maps Street View
Over the years Danish artist Thomas Dambo has created hundreds of giant trolls out of scrap wood. The trolls are located in forests around the world. Most are far away from any roads. So, the question is; are any of the trolls despite this visible on Google Maps Street View? We don’t know. Find a troll and report back to us. There is a handy troll map available where you get the approximate location of the trolls Dambo has made. Maybe there is even a troll nearby you. Let the troll hunt begin!
How many times have Google Street View visited the street where you live?
