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Posted on 27th Nov 2008 at 20:08

They've had it in the US for some time, but now Google Maps UK has live traffic.
See pic below - in this example it's showing hold ups just North of Solihull - the red lines and traffic flowing freely elsewhere.
You can also toggle it to show traffic patterns for any time of day/week. I tried it for Birmingham M5/M6/M42 Friday 18:00 and it showed no hold ups.  Maybe the data is not complete yet!


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Posted on 27th Nov 2008 at 20:19

I saw one of the Google Street Mapping Photo cars the other day in Lyndhurst...


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Posted on 27th Nov 2008 at 20:35

Google’s Street View feature for Google Maps, which enables users to see certain parts of several big US cities through panoramic images, has caused a new trend: StreetSpotting (we just invented that). We’ve gone through the avalanche of reports about funny, weird or even sexy things spotted on Street View, and chosen 15 that we like most.

15. The Woz

Street named after Steve Wozniak. OK, it’s not such a big deal, but this is number 15, we’re just getting warmed up here, OK?

Woz

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14. The laws are there to be broken

Well, at least he’s not speeding by much.

Speeding

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13. The Void

And to your left, you can see the endless void that consumes all life. Please stick to the right side of the street.

Void

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12. Your face called…

…it wants its left side back.

Half Face

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11. He sees things we cannot see

The cameras that Google is using for this aren’t really working all that well.

Crazy Eyes

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10. Giant Pumpkin

It’s a giant pumpkin. Right there in the field. Turn the image 180 degrees for a weird pink smoky…thing, too.

Pumpkin

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09. The guy with no head.

This guy shouldn’t complain, at least it’s hard to identify him.

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08. Semi-naked babe

We could open our web browser and find zillions of pictures of hot babes within seconds. In better quality. And more naked. But, there’s something about finding a blurry pic of a semi-naked babe drawn on a truck on Google Maps that makes our heart race.

Semi naked babe

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07. The Internet sucks

“The Internet sucks, come here for your erotic needs”, they say. Well, is Tera Patrick being all naked and naughty in there? Is she? Didn’t think so.

Internet sucks

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06. Cornelius and his dog

There’s a sad background story to this one. Read it here.

Cornelius

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05. Girls sunbathing

A couple of girls sunbathing on a lawn isn’t exactly spectacular, but it’s better than the blurry picture of the semi-naked babe on a truck.

Sunbathing babes

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04. Guy getting into the adult book store.

Hey, it could have been worse. He could have been going out of a strip club, or something.

Adult Book Store

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03. Guy getting out of strip club

We’re gonna have to be honest here: the guy looks like he’s merely paying for parking. But, that’s a strip club behind him, and we will, of course, assume he just spent some sexy time with Mimi and Peaches. Is that a happy grin on his face? Sure it is.

Strip club

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02. Crime in progress

Maybe the guy just forgot his keys. Or he’s practicing for the free climbing contest. Hey, is that a lockpicking set dangling out of his pocket?

Breaking in

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01. ET

Some might say it’s a lens flare. Some might argue it’s a camera malfunction. It’s the sunlight reflecting off the…lamp post…and a lens flare….and a camera malfunction, skeptics will yell!

But deep in your heart you all know it’s ET. Phooooone. Hooooome.

ET


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Posted on 27th Nov 2008 at 20:38

Yeh thats what i saw!


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Posted on 27th Nov 2008 at 21:49

I just wish they would get round to mapping the new estate where I had a shoe party last week - a picture of some fields didn't help me find the venue, and the place has been built for over 2 years.


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