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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #100 on: February 22, 2012, 10:37:48 AM »
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Google street view has come to portions of South Korea for the first time
They have good coverage of Seoul, Busan and Incheon. For everything else, Daum is still the best bet.
Google is advancing on the Eastern Front; I wonder how Yandex let that happen. And speaking of Yandex, they've created a platform named Reykjavik which should make English searches easier. And they've expanded their streetview coverage to include some Black Sea resort areas as well as Istanbul and Ankara (but you can't--yet--zoom the map to street level, making the street view useless for our purposes).
In other streetview news, Mapjack has dropped coverage for all except a few spots in Thailand. And the German site Sightwalk dropped its streetview coverage last year due to the privacy controversy in Germany and Switzerland.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #101 on: March 24, 2012, 12:30:26 AM »
Well, Streetview now covers several areas in Thailand, including Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai. This seems like a knockout punch for poor ol' Mapjack (I kind of liked that site). On the bright side, I believe I can pinpoint the Karen village that Neobie was looking for. The cars hang a right at the pictured intersection in Chiang Dao, then a left, then another right: it would seem to be just east of town (kmz attached).


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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #102 on: March 24, 2012, 04:37:19 PM »
Wow!! That is awesome!
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #103 on: August 18, 2012, 07:13:14 PM »
For those just jumping into spoiling, this online course from Google on advanced searching might help: video lectures, quizzes, etc.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #104 on: September 27, 2012, 01:27:36 PM »
 :lol:  Every TAR Detective knows about the IMDb.org site.  But did you know about the IMCDb.org? (Internet Movie Car Database)  Yes, you too can research all the various automobiles found in your favorite flick/TV show.

What's that you say?  You're curious about the vehicles seen on TAR?  Well, just click here and enjoy.   :lol3:


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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #105 on: September 27, 2012, 04:51:55 PM »
WOw!! You find the best stuff!
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #106 on: December 08, 2012, 01:46:19 AM »
What do you get when you marry auto-suggest and street view? Instant Google Street View. It might save some clicks. There are also buttons to generate links and download images.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #107 on: January 20, 2013, 03:30:55 AM »
Wikipedia has opened a travel wiki site at http://wikivoyage.org. They are claiming that it is in it's infancy and will improve as people add their knowledge. I thought it was pretty good right now for a few places that TAR 22 visited (Maun, Botswana, Bora Bora and Christchurch). However, I checked out some small cities in the fairly rural area that I live in and the pages were barebones and needed more work. I imagine it will get better over time.

Wikivoyage is aimed towards travelers and it has info about how to get somewhere, what to see and good restaurants and hotels. I'd expect this would be useful when we first learn that TAR has gone to a particular location to get a quick overview of the interesting sites in the area where filming may occur. It may also provide some insight as to the travel options (plane, train or bus) into and out of the area.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #108 on: February 10, 2013, 12:40:50 AM »
This post explains how Google Translate makes it easier to find the virtual keyboards you need; once you've selected the input language, click the drop-down arrow next to the input icon and click on the keyboard symbol.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #109 on: February 11, 2013, 07:26:56 AM »
Great, we can use that! Thanks Slowhatch!
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #110 on: May 09, 2013, 12:24:16 AM »
The NSA has recently declassified their own detective manual  :gman:  :). Although ancient by internet standards (2007), you might be able to pull some helpful nuggets out of the 600+ pages. Story and download link here.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #111 on: October 16, 2013, 01:12:17 AM »
Wonobo has just launched, promising street view images of a dozen Indian cities. It's slow and a little buggy, but it's still better than anything Google is offering.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #112 on: November 17, 2013, 08:57:31 PM »
Neobie just reminded us about City8 for Chinese street view. There's also a new kid on the block: Soso. Here's the Ram statue in Guangzhou. Click on the eyeball button (similar to the Daum streetview in Korea) to activate the image-mapping.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #113 on: November 26, 2013, 12:33:23 PM »
Google Maps has added "Street View transit locations" - street view for airports, train stations, museums.
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?authuser=0&hl=en&mid=zqafVP2X3Jp8.kL0YSq0tl8qw

Because you never know when you might need to look inside the Tenerife Airport or the Ngong Ping Cable Car station.
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #114 on: August 11, 2014, 11:10:49 AM »
Not exactly on topic, but I don't know where to put this...

How about instead of drunken careening cameramen, we use this?

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #115 on: August 12, 2014, 12:15:06 PM »
Essentially those are the GoPro cameras (http://gopro.com/); the inventor just took his company public in an IPO, and is a billionaire as a result.
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #116 on: August 12, 2014, 01:07:07 PM »
 ;) speaking of GoPro cameras.... was able to test drive one the other day, and they are everything you would ever want in an "action" camera.  Full HD video (even UHD 4K), 7MB stills, time lapse, HDMI output, and even a wireless remote control.  Bit on the expensive side, considering it's the size of a couple of match boxes.  I can see the attraction to this product, both by the consumers and investors.   :snicker:   

 :hoot:  Edited to add:  GoPro has a "Everything We Make Daily Giveaway" on their website.

http://gopro.com/daily-giveaway

Enter daily to win a GoPro camera, and everything they make.   :yess:  Sounds like a no-brainer.
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #117 on: August 25, 2014, 12:04:26 PM »
 :hoot: Now you can experience the "Sounds of Street View" thanks to the UK company Amplifon. 

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/25/sounds-of-street-view/

http://www.amplifon.co.uk/sounds-of-street-view/index.html

Get the ambiance of the location you're viewing in Google Maps with the addition of sounds.   :snicker:

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #118 on: February 08, 2015, 02:47:06 PM »
As you may know, Google Earth Pro is now free, and registration is no longer required; download it, then sign in with an email address and the license key GEPFREE. There are a few (not many) Pro features of interest to our work: possibly Viewshed and HD Movie Maker.
Also, Bhutan slipped under the streetview radar a few months ago. Here's a viewpoint for traffic control in Thimphu, which claims to be the only world capital without a streetlight.

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #119 on: February 08, 2015, 02:54:52 PM »
oh wow!! Thanks so much!! Bhutan!!
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #120 on: February 15, 2015, 03:07:25 PM »
This post explains how Google Translate makes it easier to find the virtual keyboards you need; once you've selected the input language, click the drop-down arrow next to the input icon and click on the keyboard symbol.

 :)  Google keeps updating Google Translate with even more features since your original posting.  Not only does it have "foreign" keyboard entry but also "handwriting recognition".

Just pull down on the "pencil" icon (select "handwrite") and draw letters/characters via the mouse.  Came in handy for spoiling the latest season of TAR. 

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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #121 on: February 15, 2015, 03:16:05 PM »
oh wow.....  way cool!!
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #122 on: February 16, 2015, 10:51:31 AM »
I actually tried to use the Chinese handwriting thing on Google Translate when I was wiki'ing for China Rush, and it did not work at ALL.
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Re: Technical notes
« Reply #124 on: April 18, 2015, 01:25:24 AM »
Suncalc, a gadget that may make Chateau's job a little easier.