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Google Street View Car & Camera

If you’ve ever wandered around Google Maps, I’m sure you’ve mapped your house, or the house you grew up in on Google Maps’ feature called Street View.

For those that don’t know, Google Maps offers a photo snapshot (360 degrees) of open streets and roadways in the US and abroad. See this help file about How to use Google Street View.

While visiting the GooglePlex back in October 2009 I was lucky enough to spot this beast in the wild – waiting for its next rove around town. It was a Toyota Prius (Hybrid) with the Google Street View cameras affixed to the top. I felt like I had just spotted the infamous Jackalope, as I had never uncovered any samples of the Street View hardware (nor did I really dig around looking for it).

As the car drives down a street, the camera takes a 360 degree photo of the surrounding area. Sometimes it catches some funny things… (See Naked Street View, Crop Circles, and Other Weirdness). People have been caught in crimes as well as other *uncomfortable* acts by the Street View team.

Anyhow, just thought we’d share this wonderful image of the ingenuity behind Google Street View and the fun scenery we now use to ensure we arrive at the proper location.

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