This experiment is using an undocumented part of Street View, the depth data. With that a depth map and a normal map are generated, which can be used in the shaders and to plot geometry and sprites in (almost) the correct position in 3d space. Welcome to the jungle! Urban Jungle →
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Explore a Google data center with Street View
ASCII Street View
Google Street View Cars mistakingly collected Wifi data
Great to see how Google is handling this (although this never should have happened): Google said that once it discovered the issue, it grounded its Street View cars. It intends to delete the data that’s already been collected and is working with regulators to determine how to dispose of it. In the interest of transparency, …
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