Two street-view camera cars are based around the block from me in Mountain View. I talked to the guy running them, asking about what sensors besides GPS and cameras are used. He couldn't go into details unfortunately.<p>Ironically, the house isn't visible from street views. The house number is only approximate
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=150+Escuela+ave,+Mountain+View+94041&sll=37.399815,-122.092223&sspn=0.007151,0.012939&ie=UTF8&ll=37.401844,-122.092223&spn=0.007151,0.012939&z=17&iwloc=addr&om=0&layer=c&cbll=37.400882,-122.091575&cbp=1,565.8592342344413,,0,3.3530607281421636" rel="nofollow">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&t...</a><p>Whenever I see those vehicles, I give a huge thumbs up and smile, and record the spot, hoping to kickstart a modeling career by sending recruiters links to the gmaps page that shows my flailing like a baboon.