Drive-by Photography

Project to use van equipped with digital cameras aims to to build a nation-wide database of 15 million buildings.

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June 4, 2004, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"An odd-looking van sprouts 13 digital cameras that its builder wants to use to photograph 50 million buildings in the country while driving, taking pictures every 15 feet."The van's drive-by snaps would be matched against GPS satellite positioning data and aerial photographs in a database. Police, insurance agents and others then could call up overhead and street-level views simply by entering an address."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Van Could Take Photographs While Driving

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 in The New York Times

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