Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

In message , at 15:17:21 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
The odd thing is that in each of street scenes I've looked at adults'
faces tend to be blurred, childrens' faces are not.

It seems to me that they blur things that look circular, including the
hubcaps on cars. Maybe a lot of childrens faces are more oval than their
algorithm can cope with.
--
Roland Perry

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 15:17:21 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
The odd thing is that in each of street scenes I've looked at adults'
faces tend to be blurred, childrens' faces are not.

It seems to me that they blur things that look circular, including the
hubcaps on cars. Maybe a lot of childrens faces are more oval than their
algorithm can cope with.

I'm sure I read somewhere that their "algorithm" consists of paying
people less than the minimum wage to stare at images on-line and click
on the faces.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

In message , at 17:09:49 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
The odd thing is that in each of street scenes I've looked at adults'
faces tend to be blurred, childrens' faces are not.

It seems to me that they blur things that look circular, including the
hubcaps on cars. Maybe a lot of childrens faces are more oval than their
algorithm can cope with.

I'm sure I read somewhere that their "algorithm" consists of paying
people less than the minimum wage to stare at images on-line and click
on the faces.

And they blur out people's arms, car hubcaps and bits of roadsigns,
because they are bored?
--
Roland Perry

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 17:09:49 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
The odd thing is that in each of street scenes I've looked at adults'
faces tend to be blurred, childrens' faces are not.

It seems to me that they blur things that look circular, including the
hubcaps on cars. Maybe a lot of childrens faces are more oval than their
algorithm can cope with.

I'm sure I read somewhere that their "algorithm" consists of paying
people less than the minimum wage to stare at images on-line and click
on the faces.

And they blur out people's arms, car hubcaps and bits of roadsigns,
because they are bored?

I suspect road signs because Google seems to have a policy (but a
strange one) on advertising. I've mostly been checking out cities in
Italy that I know well. On those street scenes the signs most frequently
blurred out are the ones that all Italian cities have advertising local
businesses. Also they seem to blur out logos of big corporates such as
KFC/McDonalds.

Hubcaps might be the same rule - I've seen some bizarre blurring on
vehicles such as headlights on BMWs and rear boot badges on some, but
not all, models.

Other features seem to be blurred by motion, either of the camera or of
the subject.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

In message , at 18:47:01 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
And they blur out people's arms, car hubcaps and bits of roadsigns,
because they are bored?

I suspect road signs because Google seems to have a policy (but a
strange one) on advertising. I've mostly been checking out cities in
Italy that I know well. On those street scenes the signs most frequently
blurred out are the ones that all Italian cities have advertising local
businesses. Also they seem to blur out logos of big corporates such as
KFC/McDonalds.

You seem to have misunderstood what I said. A road sign is something
that says "No Waiting", or "High Street".

Hubcaps might be the same rule - I've seen some bizarre blurring on
vehicles such as headlights on BMWs and rear boot badges on some, but
not all, models.

I don't think I've ever seen a corporate logo on a hubcap.

Other features seem to be blurred by motion, either of the camera or of
the subject.

Or usually just a blob of inexplicable blurring.
--
Roland Perry

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

On 20 Mar, 15:17, (Steve Firth) wrote:
BrianW wrote:
Has anyone checked to see whether a certain address in Catford is on
StreetView?

http://tinyurl.com/cw8brxhttp://tinyurl.com/d856ag

One wonders what the purpose of the green box is? Perhaps we will be
told? It's also interesting to note that there seems to be a significant
time difference between the two images. One with scaffolding, one
without.

Eagle eyed readers might spot a similarity between that street scene and
this one:

http://tinyurl.com/cv2cfz

And between this:

http://tinyurl.com/c44qpj
andhttp://tinyurl.com/clxxm3

Nice car BTW Duhg.

You are a little bit out, it's down the street a bit more, look for
the eco caravan in the front garden.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

On 20 Mar, 15:17, (Steve Firth) wrote:
BrianW wrote:
Has anyone checked to see whether a certain address in Catford is on
StreetView?

http://tinyurl.com/cw8brxhttp://tinyurl.com/d856ag

One wonders what the purpose of the green box is? Perhaps we will be
told?

I fear you may be a little confused. The green box isn't part of 119a
cough Road, it *is* 119a ahem Road. Gollum lives a trogolyditic
existence inside the box, occasionally emerging to infest this
newsgroup.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

NM wrote:

You are a little bit out,

I don't think so, look at the number on the door.

it's down the street a bit more, look for
the eco caravan in the front garden.

It's the same property that someone posed in front of with his bike +
trailer.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 18:47:01 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
And they blur out people's arms, car hubcaps and bits of roadsigns,
because they are bored?

I suspect road signs because Google seems to have a policy (but a
strange one) on advertising. I've mostly been checking out cities in
Italy that I know well. On those street scenes the signs most frequently
blurred out are the ones that all Italian cities have advertising local
businesses. Also they seem to blur out logos of big corporates such as
KFC/McDonalds.

You seem to have misunderstood what I said.

You seem to have typed something intending one meaning while not
realising that it has several meanings.

A road sign is something
that says "No Waiting", or "High Street".

sigh In Italy road signs also say "Hotel Miramare 800M " or point to
other local businesses.

Hubcaps might be the same rule - I've seen some bizarre blurring on
vehicles such as headlights on BMWs and rear boot badges on some, but
not all, models.

I don't think I've ever seen a corporate logo on a hubcap.

RR,
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/3...5922bc.jpg?v=0

blue and white propellor,
http://www.bm1centre.com/images/Wheelparts/BMW%20WC.jpg

"Ford" in an oval,
http://www.hubcapzone.com/hubcaps/fa...ord/3292wc.jpg

Audi logo
http://www2.partstrain.com/images/photos/A261206.JPG


Or are you going to deny that these are corporate logos?

Other features seem to be blurred by motion, either of the camera or of
the subject.

Or usually just a blob of inexplicable blurring.

Some of it seems to be an artefact of stiching the 360 degree image
together.

Google puts (some of) Britain on the map
 

"BrianW" wrote in message
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On 20 Mar, 15:17, (Steve Firth) wrote:
BrianW wrote:
Has anyone checked to see whether a certain address in Catford is on
StreetView?

http://tinyurl.com/cw8brxhttp://tinyurl.com/d856ag

One wonders what the purpose of the green box is? Perhaps we will be
told?

I fear you may be a little confused. The green box isn't part of 119a
cough Road, it *is* 119a ahem Road. Gollum lives a trogolyditic
existence inside the box, occasionally emerging to infest this
newsgroup.

Amazing that it's got enough room inside it for all his computers. And where
are the dead fridges that we were told littered his front garden?

How funny it would have been if there had been someone caught peeing or
puking outside, like in the examples on the BBC News page! Even better if
the Street View photo had caught a Certain Person blocking the pavement with
his bike trailer.