Google Tricks Out a Snowmobile for Stunning Street View

February 9th, 2010 admin

What does it take to chronicle the slopes of Canada’s mountains for Google Street View? A dash of ingenuity, a little MacGyvering and the ability to have some fun along the way. Google’s Street View team shot the slopes at Canada’s Whistler Blackcomb ski resort with a tricked out snowmobile. They equipped the snowmobile with a Street View camera system that was pulled together using duct tape, and extra hard drives. They also mounted the cameras on SUVs to drive on the snow-covered roads. The results are impressive: You can stand on top of a mountain, exactly where skiers will be starting their runs, and “ski” downhill from there…


Originally posted on Wired

 
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