Just spotted this on the Google homepage: http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/#utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=hpp&utm_source=en-hpp-na-us-gns-svn
It says: << Go beyond the streets to ski slopes, new in Street View. >>
Is it new? |
Yep, it's new. Announced earlier today, here's the blog post: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/vancouver-forecast-light-winds.html |
It appears that site Streetviewfinland.com is opened, many shots mentioned at thread http://blogoscoped.com/forum/167260.html
here.
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News article translated to English:
"Raahe Police will examine the secret viewing suspicion
Published on Tuesday in the Google Maps Street View service, the picture the man sitting in the terrace row house trouser ankles. His face has changed beyond all recognition.
Google's Street View service has raised extensive debate in Finland in the world and now the service is completed in Finland. Google's site contains information on how the image can ask for removal.
Finnish law defines trafficking as a crime watch."
Source: http://www.yle.fi/alueet/oulu/2010/02/raahen_poliisi_tutkii_salakatseluepailya_1436937.html
Net community hs observed that the picture (removed at time of writing) is this: http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=maakaarentie+14&sll=64.695455,24.511828&sspn=0.007906,0.043945&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Maakaarentie+14,+92130+Raahe&layer=c&cbll=64.695448,24.511815&panoid=fZKb7G7ZwylRFwOjwrFg-A&cbp=12,343.18,,1,5&ll=64.695448,24.511815&spn=0.000615,0.00239&z=19
from street "Maakaarentie":
http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=maakaarentie+14&sll=64.695455,24.511828&sspn=0.007906,0.043945&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Maakaarentie+14,+92130+Raahe&layer=c&cbll=64.695499,24.512284&panoid=rJRcBbQdIXJUl3TM1CR7-g&cbp=12,242.21,,0,5&ll=64.695448,24.511815&spn=0.00238,0.010933&t=h&z=17
After googling more there was even The Register story with pictures: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/11/street_view_finland/print.html |