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Maps & Web 2.0 Leo on 28 Jun 2007
A Better Street View?

This opportunity doesn’t come up too often; in fact it hardly comes up at all. We actually have a company that just might give Google a run for its money, but before you all get excited, it’s not for their search feature, but for “Street View,” which allows users to see ground level 360° images of places around NYC, San Francisco, and Miami.
Personally, I love Street View; it’s a great way to find strange and crazy things. But, unfortunately the quality isn’t always so great, and I can’t always see images as clear as I’d like.
So, what may be the solution? Well, it might be Earthmine.
Earthmine has yet to launch, but the company plans to take what Google created to the next level. Details are limited right now, but what we do know, besides people seeing a funny looking SUV driving around town, is the company plans on rolling out higher quality images than Google, a tagging system, and even what looks like some sort of 3D mapping feature.
So, make sure to keep an eye on this website!