View Larger Map
Well Google Street View finally has Lockport all "mapped" out. For those unfamiliar, GSV allows one to "virtually" walk down any street in an area where one of their vehicles has driven the street. A patented 11 lens roof mounted camera simultaneously takes hi-resolution images which are then stitched in software. More information here. You can even walk the streets of Rome.
There are also sights dedicated to "funny" images found in street view:
Best Pictures from Google Streetview
And of coarse there are several privacy related lawsuits on going over the use of this technology.
The picture of my house shows my front steps were yet to be stained, so I figure Google is still using the "at least 6 months old" imagery rule.
What do you think of this technology? I've found it useful when visiting new places. It makes it very easy to look for landmarks when on your way. With the imagery being at least 6 months old, I am not too concerned with privacy. Though if they had happened to have caught me landscaping in the front yard with plumbers crack showing, I'd be sure to request the image's removal.... ;)
- city (272)
- development (67)
- town (31)
- common council (22)
- downtown (22)
- Lockport School District (21)
- LFD (19)
- event (19)
- DT (16)
- planning (15)
- Canal Street (14)
- Walmart (14)
- LPD (13)
- Lockport Main St. Inc (13)
- things to do (13)
- school budget (12)
- garbage pickup (11)
- Erie Canal (10)
- Housing Vision LLC (10)
- assessment (9)
- zoning (9)
- GLDC (8)
- recycling (8)
- taxes (8)
- activities (7)
- property tax (7)
- Niagara Wine Trail (6)
- parking (6)
- restoration (6)
- Flight of Five (5)
- Main Street Program (5)
- budget 2010 (5)
- closing (5)
- law suit (5)
- volunteer (5)
- winter (5)
- LUSJ (4)
- community (4)
- site plans (4)
- IDA (3)
- outdoor free concert (3)
- trees (3)
- welcome (3)
- zoning appeal (3)
- YMCA (2)
- YWCA (2)
- Yahoo (2)
- form based code (2)
Site Search
Recent Comment
Popular (All Time)
Popular (Last 30)
- eLockport (govt)
- Lockport USandJ
- Code of City of Lockport
- Code of Town of Lockport
- Guide to Lockport
- Save Lockport Housing
- Find It in Lockport
- Lockport-NY
- Lockport Library
- Palace Theater
- Lockport on the Erie Canal
- LCTV
- Visit Buffalo Niagara
- Buffalo Rising
- The Buffalo News
- New York Canal Times
- Fix Buffalo
Welcome
"What unites us is more important than what divides us." Welcome to the Lockport NY discussion blog. An idea grown out of the old LUSJ forums aimed at giving a permanent home to discussions on renewal, investment, growth and preservation toward creating a great place to live. Topics pertaining to the city and town of Lockport NY, headlines from the Lockport Journal/Buffalo News along with diverging views on them are welcomed and encouraged. If you have your own Lockport-centric blog, let me know. I'll happily link to it and participate. Want a topic addressed and opened for comment? Send me an email. -MJ
Blog Host
Lockport FAQ
Visitors
External Links
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(27)
-
▼
December
(16)
- Hi (Bye) Mom! - Gambino Ford Closing
- Molson Canal Concert Series
- Lockport Church Mergers
- Flight of Five Update - Break Project into Stages?
- SPCA Winter Guidlines - Slow News Weekend
- Ulrich Places Winning Bid for Metropolitan Contents
- Empty Main St? - Parking Garage Editorial
- UPDATE - The Great Over-Night Street Parking Debate
- Regional Tourism - Erie Canal, Buffalo and Lockport
- $29.5 Mil Lockport High School Capital Project - V...
- The Great Over-Night Street Parking Debate
- Google Street View has arrived in Lockport
- New Rector of Grace Episcopal Church: Rev. William...
- When Zoning and Planning Collide - How do we get w...
- Smart Code - Form Based Zoning
- Thanksgiving Lull
-
▼
December
(16)
6 comments:
I agree. Niagara Produce is still empty in its Brewhaus form and Washburn St. is intact up to Union St.
Boo, my recently purchased house looks like poop still from the previous owner, it looks much nicer now! Maybe they will update the pics sometime.
I doubt that it will be any time in the near future Liz. If you look at google's current aerials they are very outdated. Anyone looking for the canal concert location would have seen nothing there but the start of a foundation.
With the current picture, if anyone is looking for directions to your house, they will be pleasently surprised upon arrival ;)
Judging by the decorations in my front yard they drove by in beginning of Oct '07. Have a friend who was "captured" walking to her car parked on the street. Kind of freaked her out...you never know who is watching. The google earth overhead is probably 4 years old. The "new" Stevens st. bridge isnt completed.
If you see a vehicle with a big strange multi-lens camera on top.....duck and cover!
Post a Comment
Please be be respectful. Diverse opinions are welcome and encouraged. Trolling/baiting/personal attacks/spam will be deleted on sight, as will respnding to one that has yet to be deleted. Do not encourage the behavior.