Missed my chance to get on Google maps
Thought I’d forward this info along… Turns out, first of all, that Google has branded a plane (see below), and, second, that Google used this plane to take aerial photographs of Sydney, Australia today as part of today’s Australia day celebrations. Well, tomorrow, according to my clock, but it’s already happened, so I guess it’s today. The date line is so confusing.
The aerial photographs are intended for Google maps, and, according to Lars Rasmussen, the Google maps godfather, should be ready available online in about 6 weeks. He also stated they may try this stunt in other cities in the future, though I’m sure Edmonton is not anywhere near the top of the list.
In a bizarre twist of the sort one only finds in a turf war between global tech companies, Microsoft has apparently announced a similar flyover of Sydney on the same day, taking their own pictures for their own maps product. I haven’t found any info on whether Microsoft has branded their plane, nor on whether or not they plan to take pictures of each other…
In any case, here’s the plane I’d have needed to watch for, had I been in Sydney tomorrow. I wonder if the stickers peel off?
