October 1
Google Maps car sighting: They’re having lunch, we’re snooping
On our way to lunch today we had a sighting that makes the average geek excited: a Google Maps car, live, in the flesh. These cars are deployed by Google to document the street view imagery on its maps. They also collect geospatial data. It is not the most nondescript article to travel with.
Parked outside a Friendly’s diner, a huge tower carrying telemetry and photography equipmentis installed atop the car.
Inside, the car sports a monitor, bolted into the floor. A wireless keyboard talks to what appears to be a desktop computer in the car’s trunk.
Data collection equipment inside the car
Driver side view of the car featuring monitor, keyboard
As you can see, a long, methodical road-trip necessitates gummy candy and lots of music.
The data collection computer is stored in the car's trunk
Wireless data uplink using a Verizon data connector.
Definitely does not seem like the cushiest gig, but hey, it’s a tough economy.
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