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OzzyOsbourne
on Nov 17, 2012
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Show HN: Instant Google Street View
Are you sure? How do you know it is not an image processing/edge detection algorithm running? If they were indeed constructing a 3d-model, I'd be interested in seeing it, even if it is a low-poly approximation...
Stratoscope
on Nov 18, 2012
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I didn't have the reference handy when I posted, but here is some info about how they use the lasers to make the 3D model:
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/learn/turning-ph...
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