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DelBobcat
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Posted: 8/27/2015 9:03 AM
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Does anybody know why there is basically no Google Streetview in Athens? Only a handful of roads have it and Richland is the only one on the Ohio campus. It might be the only place in the country left without streetview. I can see tiny little towns in the New Mexico desert but I can't see Ohio University. What gives?
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:44 AM
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They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
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Posted: 8/27/2015 1:45 PM
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Recovering Journalist wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
Thanks for the info. Such a bummer they didn't get any of the university when they did Athens the first time.
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Posted: 8/27/2015 7:53 PM
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I've wondered the same thing. Athens proper isn't exactly Times Square but it also is a bit more established than some places.

I would imagine there are many alums who would LOVE this feature.
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Posted: 8/27/2015 9:49 PM
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The Optimist wrote:expand_more
I've wondered the same thing. Athens proper isn't exactly Times Square but it also is a bit more established than some places.

I would imagine there are many alums who would LOVE this feature.
+1,000,000!!

Funny thing is, I thought I was the only person who tried using Google Maps' Streetview on Athens! Guess not.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 2:48 PM
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Mark Lembright '85 wrote:expand_more
I've wondered the same thing. Athens proper isn't exactly Times Square but it also is a bit more established than some places.

I would imagine there are many alums who would LOVE this feature.
+1,000,000!!

Funny thing is, I thought I was the only person who tried using Google Maps' Streetview on Athens! Guess not.
Extra points if Streetview captures the Can Man or 2-Liter Guy.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 1:54 AM
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Recovering Journalist wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
This is a national scandal. It reports that they are currently driving Butler County, the home of that suckiest of all schools. The shame of it all!
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Posted: 8/30/2015 8:02 AM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
This is a national scandal. It reports that they are currently driving Butler County, the home of that suckiest of all schools. The shame of it all!
I was on I-75 driving South to Cincinnati on the 20th and saw the Google streetview car getting off the highway at the Middletown exit.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 3:51 PM
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OhioStunter wrote:expand_more
I've wondered the same thing. Athens proper isn't exactly Times Square but it also is a bit more established than some places.

I would imagine there are many alums who would LOVE this feature.
+1,000,000!!

Funny thing is, I thought I was the only person who tried using Google Maps' Streetview on Athens! Guess not.
Extra points if Streetview captures the Can Man or 2-Liter Guy.
Seriously! Imagine them driving Court Street on a Friday or Saturday night... That'd be awesome.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 11:35 AM
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Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
This is a national scandal. It reports that they are currently driving Butler County, the home of that suckiest of all schools. The shame of it all!
I was on I-75 driving South to Cincinnati on the 20th and saw the Google streetview car getting off the highway at the Middletown exit.
I saw it on 35 in Beavercreek on the 21st.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 12:21 PM
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BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
This is a national scandal. It reports that they are currently driving Butler County, the home of that suckiest of all schools. The shame of it all!
I was on I-75 driving South to Cincinnati on the 20th and saw the Google streetview car getting off the highway at the Middletown exit.
I saw it on 35 in Beavercreek on the 21st.
I now reveal myself as a low-tech guy but not afraid to ask this question: How does the Google streetview car operate?
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Posted: 8/31/2015 12:31 PM
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Mike Johnson wrote:expand_more
They've only done main roads in Athens for whatever reason, and they no longer take requests for updates. I would guess it will eventually cover all of Athens, but Athens County is not on their current schedule.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/68384?hl=en
This is a national scandal. It reports that they are currently driving Butler County, the home of that suckiest of all schools. The shame of it all!
I was on I-75 driving South to Cincinnati on the 20th and saw the Google streetview car getting off the highway at the Middletown exit.
I saw it on 35 in Beavercreek on the 21st.
I now reveal myself as a low-tech guy but not afraid to ask this question: How does the Google streetview car operate?
The same way your car operates: an internal combustion engine :)

In seriousness though, Google pays people to drive around with cameras mounted on top of the car. The cameras take photos that overlap slightly so they can be stitched together into a 360 degree view. Every few years they repeat the process to update the imagery.
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