Technology behind G StreetView
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Vehicles:
first generation
second generation
- 6 cameras aimed in 360 degree spaced equally
- There was one camera facing the sky, that helped correct light settings of other cameras to get a good shot.
- They shot 30fps video
- the driver has a Monitor/Keyboard int the front, to stop, pause, mark wildlife on side of road (lots of deer, elk, etc), something scenic, points of interest.
- Typical 7-10 hour a day would go through a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive
- The cars with the LARGE setups are the newer cameras. Under the camera, there are 3 white devices, one straight forward, and two to the sides. These are 3d imaging devices recording the shape of everything the car is going by.
- Driver’s job is 75 unique miles per day. 40 hours per week but no weekends, getting $15 per hour
- They only shot public highways and roads. No gravel roads (damage to camera from gravel kicking up), no private roads, no military roads, and no private property roads.
- They don’t have a schedule, routes are random and up to driver for most part
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