No, the government are not spying on you vo-roo

My daughter's bf is working on renovations to our house atm, and yesterday he called up the council to ask about a fence he was planning to build in the front yard.

He gave our address and in the course of the convo the dude at the council said "you're building a new deck in the backyard"

Apparently the council dude can go to Google Maps and drill down so close and so fine into my backyard that he can tell we are building a new deck (actually we are repairing one, but that is not the issue here).

But when I go onto Google maps and drill down on my own house I cannot get sufficiently close, and sufficient clarity to see the deck at all.

So, do our governments, even councils, have access to better versions of technology like this than we the general public? And if they do, that means they can spy on us.
***** by some paranoid bogan on Yahoo

I have a relative who owns a pavement managing service who pays google earth either 5 grand for 3 or 6 months moths of specialised access, they can even zoom in on the cracks in the pavement. Not small fractures, but something you could stick your finger in.

Many company's can....security, and even film company's pay google earth for premium access, so they can check out job sites without having to go there in person. Saves time, and time is money.


I am not sure if any old company can do this, or if they need to demonstrate a genuine need for the extended google earth service, but many company's have it, so it stands to reason councils and our government agencies would have access to this service too.

And yes, it's in real time, only a few seconds delay apparently.

I couldn't care less myself, but if you have a few dope plants in your back yard, and someone dobs you in...you might have cause for concern lol


The police have access to this service too.

Traffic control company's would be another lot who have access to this premium paid google earth service, so they can assess job sites, and asses what a given site needs in terms of traffic management.

Water board also I believe.

I'm just not sure if their searches are logged by google, so as to make sure they aren't zooming in on things they shouldn't be.

Apparently there are certain zones even they cant zoom in on with the paid service, ie, military barracks etc, ..they may google earth them with the basic service,(we can our local RAAF base, )..but I doubt it can zoom in the way they can in real time (objects and people in the image actually moves on the screen right in front of you..though is a bit delayed) but am pretty sure these restricted areas are out of bounds to the general public.



...If you are worried about people spying on you, or are particularly paranoid this evening after a few cones vo-roo, perhaps you could notify google earth and request they declare your backyard a restricted zone.


hahahaha



I thought everyone knew this?

This has been going on for years....at least four to my knowledge.

The extended paid google earth service I mean.

Ps, nice penis there vo....hahaha, but I wouldn't wear black if I were you, it doesn't match the stone wash jeans and flannelette shirt you are wearing, pastels would be more flattering I think.

hahahaha *joking*

I don't own a business so don't have access to this sort of service.

Ps, why does Carl have anti google sentiments and requests scrawled across his Point Piper gates?



... Very creative I thought!


Crayons was it?




Ok, thats enough out of me.... am off to watch a movie.


cheers.

Impossible you say, because google don't update their images for months on end?

http://ezineblog.org/technology/live-satellite-images-in-google-earth/

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/industries.html


The technology has been out there for years, though hasn't been made available or even readily known to the public in fear of paranoid persons truly believing that this technology would be used for watching them whilst they slept.

I'm sure google has more important things to do than perve in peoples back yards.

These companies are thoroughly screened, and monitored.

Hence the 3 second delay.

(PMS) Pavement management services pty ltd were probably one of the first (outside government agencies) to make use of this technology here in Australia, though I am certain there are many others.

Rest assured, this service is not available to the general public, you need to be approved, thoroughly vetted first.

And it doesn't come cheap.

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/industries.html

But for your backyard voyeur, hang in there Sunny-Jim, it wont be long before google earth live is available outside the states....pending Rudd censorship laws of course.