Post by 311japantsunami on Sept 20, 2021 20:38:14 GMT
So today I came across this image on this news blog blog.google/products/maps/go-back-in-time-with-street-view/
As you can see there's 2008 footage available as well. However I was surprised because I know these coastal areas on google maps very well and was never able to go further back than 2011. So I traced the exact location the picture was taken and here it is:
goo.gl/maps/eS8LA8JpUUXnmNV26
As you can see theres only 2 time versions available. aug. 2011 and may 2013. You can't go any further back. I've been told that during 2008 and 2009 a different generation google car was around and it's known as gen1. However due to the camera being too high installed on the car you were able to look into people's backyards and more so it was eventually removed from maps and google, and that went for all of Japan. Until recently though, when gen1 footage of some parts of Japan suddenly became publicly available again. It's speculated that this is a bug due to one of the last updates and possibly only temporary available (such as tokyo or nagoya). Unfortunately for the historic imagery and locations of the tsunami in 2011, it's never come back and remains lost...
As you can see there's 2008 footage available as well. However I was surprised because I know these coastal areas on google maps very well and was never able to go further back than 2011. So I traced the exact location the picture was taken and here it is:
goo.gl/maps/eS8LA8JpUUXnmNV26
As you can see theres only 2 time versions available. aug. 2011 and may 2013. You can't go any further back. I've been told that during 2008 and 2009 a different generation google car was around and it's known as gen1. However due to the camera being too high installed on the car you were able to look into people's backyards and more so it was eventually removed from maps and google, and that went for all of Japan. Until recently though, when gen1 footage of some parts of Japan suddenly became publicly available again. It's speculated that this is a bug due to one of the last updates and possibly only temporary available (such as tokyo or nagoya). Unfortunately for the historic imagery and locations of the tsunami in 2011, it's never come back and remains lost...
