Question about Google Street View

[Duer 157099]

My town used to have the Street View option, but just now when I tried to use it, I no longer can find it - have we been deGoogled or something???

Are they cutting back on which towns they cover, even if they've already imaged them???

How strange.

[Bonobo]

1. I have noticed the same thing. nt

[lurky]

2. No, they changed the interface.

Click the little person-shaped icon in the upper left corner of the map, and it will go into street-view mode. Definitely not an obvious interface.

[Duer 157099]

3. Wow, no kidding it's not obvious

what're they tryin' to do, discourage people from using it??

But thanks a ton! That's why I ask DU, cuz DUers just know :thumbsup:

[lurky]

4. Cheers!

:hi:

[truedelphi]

5. Is this where you get a map, and it is now an overhead view whereas

before it was the entire street - including if you zoomed in close enough, you could see the toys in the back seat of the car in the driveway??

[lurky]

6. No, this is even better.

They actually have a van with cameras on it and drive up and down every street taking pictures. Now you can click on a map and "walk around" the neighborhood, rotate your view, zoom in, and everything. I've spent hours exploring places I have never been (and some I would never feel safe walking around in reality). It's also fun to find places where you live or have been. I showed my aunt her house on street view, and we could actually see her watering her garden!

Here's a link to Times Square:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Times+Square,+New+York,+New+York,+New+York+10036&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.69072,114.257812&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FVDpbQIdlhGX-w&split=0&z=16&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=40.757548,-73.985659&panoid=EmstE7o_wpjE82qiNmCiWg&cbp=12,64.68222598828653,,0,5

Have fun!

[truedelphi]

8. Thanks for the explanation. n/t

[vadawg]

7. lol i guess my tresspassers will be shot sign stopped the van from passing by.

[SharonAnn]

9. Our house is shown from last April during construction, complete with porta-potty.

It's a simply elegant view.

Nice house behind the trees? but a big dumpster and porta-potty is most of what you can see.