> "RobF"<nomail@nomail>  wrote:
>> ... Each panorama is made of a number of square tiles
>> (512x512 pixels). I used POV-Ray to stitch them together. The merged panorama is
>> already a spherical projection, so I wrapped the panorama image around a sphere
>> and placed the camera inside.
>>
>
> So the Google camera car made a complete panorama of images every few feet,
> while it traveled up the East Side highway? WOW, that's a lot of imagery to deal
> with.
>
> Now all you need is a (relatively simple?) POV-Ray car interior--with windows,
> dashboard, etc--and a suitable sun to cast some shadows into it. Plus a
> rear-view mirror, of course. ;-)
>
> Ken
>
>

Looking at Google Earth, I think that there is one spherical panorama 
taken every 10 to 20m.
But, yes, even every 100m makes for a LOT of imagery.


Alain

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