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January 1, 2009
Can Google Maps Find $3 Billion Treasure As Well As New Porsches
Add treasure hunting and new car previews to the list of benefits from using Google Maps.
A court case in Texas about access to a possible $3 billion treasure has included Google Maps as a source of the treasure hunters research. "Nathan Smith testified Tuesday that he not only used Google Earth to spot buried treasure in South Texas but he also checks updated images to monitor whether anyone else is snooping around the possible loot," the Houston Chronicle reported.
Another story, shows the Google satellites have been busy, in this case capturing pictures of the new porsches being road tested, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
In the past Google Earth has captured all sorts of bizarre pictures from people urinating on the side of the road to sunbathing naked. But using it for treasure hunting is one that may have others scanning through the Google results.
Posted by Frank Watson on January 1, 2009 8:36 AM
Comments
How do you road test a porch? and furthermore, why?
On the other hand, road testing a porsche would be a thrill.
The disintermediation of media is fine as far as it goes, but there will always be a place for editors and proof-readers.
Ric Pugmire January 1, 2009 10:16 AM
You got me mate.... thanks for the catch.. as you can see now I edited it to correct... but leaving comment to give you the credit for the catch
AussieWebmaster January 1, 2009 10:26 AM
Facts:
Updated images in Google Maps - they are updated but not that often.
Google satellite? Nope, none. Google did buy up some imagery from GeoEye and got its logo on the rocket.
Pics of Porsches are from StreetView cameras; they are set on top of cars, not on satellites.
Friend January 1, 2009 1:35 PM
