Google Maps Car Got me! |
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 Jul 11 2008, 16:44
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 |_-_-_-_-_-_-_|  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III  |
This afternoon, I was caught on camera by the Google Maps Car as I drove past it in Norwich!
Wonder how long they will process it until being made public on their website due to this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492844.stm -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 11 2008, 16:51
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,142 Device(s): M3100 |
It was in Norwich! I heard of a sighting in Brum a couple of weeks ago. Where in the city were you? I drove through Ber Street and up Theatre Street at 3pm but didn't notice it. If I had I think my gf would have given me that worried look she does when I get exited about technology
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Jul 11 2008, 16:52
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
LOL, they got me on Ber Street! Around 4pm or so, which means you've missed it by 1 hour!
-------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 11 2008, 17:01
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...or-Britain.html
The very same car that I saw! -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 11 2008, 18:35
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,142 Device(s): M3100 |
An Opel rather than Vx... interesting. Ok, not really, but I would have expected an English-bought car from the googleplex.
Maybe they should have done street view down Ber Street at night. Then people would get annoyed about being caught on camera 
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Jul 11 2008, 19:15
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
The funny thing is... it's an 08 reg!
So might be imported from Europe... -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 27 2008, 17:14
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,142 Device(s): M3100 |
Look what I found sleeping!
 For those that would like to stalk it, it's on a side street just off St Augustines This post has been edited by ~Rob: Jul 27 2008, 17:15 |
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Jul 27 2008, 18:49
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Good find. Wonder if Google pays someone to drive around and call them up when they need some data...
-------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 27 2008, 21:44
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,142 Device(s): M3100 |
Well it seems to be a black Astra according to the sighting I heard of in Brum and both references in this article. I'm assming it's the same car as you never seem to get two sightings in the same day from different areas.
One thing to think about is that St. Augustines is permit holders only so I guess they're employing local people to do the driving |
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Jul 27 2008, 21:46
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,142 Device(s): M3100 |
bah, looks like I'm too late:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&....496094&z=5 Look at the top image for norwich. Same location This post has been edited by ~Rob: Jul 27 2008, 21:47 |
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Jul 28 2008, 07:13
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NeilM Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,084 Joined: 26th September 2006 From: Saffron Walden, Essex Member No.: 207,744 Device(s): Ameo, HTC Diamond, Advent 4213 |
QUOTE(~Rob @ Jul 27 2008, 21:44)  Well it seems to be a black Astra according to the sighting I heard of in Brum and both references in this article. I'm assming it's the same car as you never seem to get two sightings in the same day from different areas. One thing to think about is that St. Augustines is permit holders only so I guess they're employing local people to do the driving Well at least the GM page of Street Sightings shows that there are at least 5 different vehicles- all black, but some Vauxhall and some Opel  -------------------- NeilM: Site Moderator and Reviewer on 4WinMobile
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Jul 29 2008, 02:53
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 41 Joined: 27th September 2007 Member No.: 304,498 |
more funny. not late
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Jul 31 2008, 14:03
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7534755.stm
Looks like it has been approved... -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Aug 1 2008, 04:07
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 4 Joined: 1st June 2007 Member No.: 262,052 |
One got me too when I was driving my grandparents to Arkansas just inside the border a couple months ago.
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Aug 1 2008, 08:10
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,981 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
I saw it yesterday!
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Oct 14 2008, 09:16
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Google Map car got me AGAIN yesterday afternoon, around 5pm! This time, it was leaving Gypsy Lane, going toward the roundabout, which I think they was heading toward UEA. So I will need to find myself when the photos are online.
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