Atlantic on Google Maps
2012-09-07 15:31:33.814929+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
I don't think there's much in here that's new to people who've been following mapping efforts in general and Google Maps in particular, but people are gonna keep sending it to me 'til I post it, so:
The Atlantic: How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything.
One of the things that may be interesting, though: I'm noticing a bunch of people are starting to use dash cameras for logging everything. MarkV has been playing with a 640x480x30 camera that costs $8. Thinking there might be an OpenStreetMap.org analogue for street view...