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[Afro Thunder]

Google plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D online version of San Francisco, and eventually other major US cities. The move would trump Amazon's A9 service, which offers two-dimensional photos of buildings on US city streets.

http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2005/06/scoop_stick_you.php

Very cool.

 

[Apharmd Battler]

Very cool indeed.

 

[Suerte]

Google is taking over the world one step at a time and I'm loving it.

 

[goodcow]

THE ATTACK BEGINS.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Maybe game companies could license the mapped out cities from Google to set games in them.

 

[pnjtony]

I've always thought that'd be a good idea. I'd totally like to play Grand Theft Auto in my little town. Scan the entire country!

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

Some researchers used this to map deep regions of the rainforests.

 

[Zaptruder]

Some researchers used this to map deep regions of the rainforests.

On a more practical level, gamers will use this to thrash cars around San Franciso, virtually. Then they'll try it in reality and kill themselves.