It is pretty crazy - and creepy. But Google street maps (live street view) is more crazy than creepy.
The idea that my Uncle in India can have a sense of the street I walk through everyday, Crazy! The idea that some dude off craigslist that got my address for a well-worn couch and is able to put together an idea of me even before he steps into my house, Creepy!
Late last May, our favorite digital cartographers, Google Maps unveiled a new feature, Street View—there are either satellite images or several digital pictures composited together to create a live view of the street.
Here's a view of the street from an apt I lived in about 4 years ago..
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=90+Washington+St,+New+York,+NY+10006,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=image
You can play around with the street view and check out different angles. Pretty cool. And yup - I lived across the street from the infinitely dusty construction project known as Ground Zero.
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