streetview

Oh Hai, Google van!

Check out these two streetviews (I have highlighted the unusual portions): Now that’s not what the Google Streetview van sees on a typical day. You can read an explanation here.

LIMIT OF MAPS

So. Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll know that Google StreetView has now indexed Australia. At first I thought it was only the cities – I idly looked up my place (feeling vaguely uncomfortable), and some places I lived growing up, and had a peek at the Perth CBD.

Then I realised they’ve also photographed a fair whack of the countryside, too. And not just the easy parts. They didn’t stint on crossing the Nullarbor: