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Google Street View debuts in Twin Cities

Posted at 8:59 AM on December 11, 2007 by Jon Gordon

Google's mildly controversial Street View technology is up and running in the Twin Cities, according to Julio Ojeda-Zapata.

Send me your examples of burglars caught in the act, sunbathers, and privacy campaigners furtively smoking forbidden cigarettes. I will post them here.

Below, Street View cameras captured the front of the MPR/APM building.



Twin Cities coverage looks quite comprehensive. Photo-mapped streets are in blue:



Google is rolling out Street View in several other metro areas today, including Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Detroit, and Providence.

Let the fun begin.

UPDATE: Aaron Landry is posting some images from a morning of Street View exploration. Make sure to check out the comment section. Of note are the captures of the 35W bridge before the collapse, and some images taken after.

Here's one image of the bridge:


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