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Title: Goggle Earth car
Post by: allniter89 on June 11, 2018, 09:18:55 PM
We saw the Google Earth car in Crestview, FL today. Maybe they'll be coming to your town next. I wanted to talk to them or at least take a photo but it poured rain all morning.
I'm wondering how they feel about people stopping by to say hello & checking out their equipment.
Title: Re: Goggle Earth car
Post by: cbeach40 on June 12, 2018, 09:02:01 AM
Don't know about any specific drivers, but somewhat related here's an article where they spoke with a former driver to hear a bit about the inside of that job:
http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2334-the-5-weirdest-things-i-saw-driving-google-street-view.html
Title: Re: Goggle Earth car
Post by: jeffandnicole on June 12, 2018, 09:27:31 AM
Over at a large UPS Depot in South Philly, one of the workers there must've been a driver of a GSV as it was parked there nearly every weekday.  The cameras were covered but otherwise the car was in full view.
Title: Re: Goggle Earth car
Post by: Roadsguy on June 12, 2018, 10:40:08 AM
I've never gotten a good look at it, but I caught a glimpse of what I thought might have been it while it was passing between two buildings off in the distance. They indeed released updated Street View of the area, including that street, but I'm clearly not there where I was standing at the time, so they either made another pass later that was used instead, or I just saw something else.
Title: Re: Goggle Earth car
Post by: ErmineNotyours on June 14, 2018, 09:41:03 AM
A few years ago, I saw the Google Car regularly parked at the police department.  Seems to be the safest place to park.