stitch up

nicholas on 2006-11-01T21:53:28

A couple of weird visual effects at this stitch area on Google Maps, particularly the train fading to nothing. Does it explain anything interesting about how Google are combining images?

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Leaning skyscrapers

petdance on 2006-11-02T00:55:32

Here's some more fun with stitching from downtown Chicago:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=chicago,+il,+usa&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=41.8798 5,-87.630917&spn=0.002077,0.00582&t=k&om=1

Drive (in)to the ocean

grantm on 2006-11-02T07:27:30

And here's a not-quite-joined-up section of coastal road near us.