Comments on: London Gets Non-Google Street View: Seety and Earthware https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2008/10/16/london-gets-non-google-street-view/ Data, Cities, IoT, Writing, Music and Making Things Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:39:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: gisproo@gmail.com https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2008/10/16/london-gets-non-google-street-view/#comment-2885 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:39:24 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1563#comment-2885 Well Done Seety
They have an advantage over Google which they can always exercise if they wish to.

With Google, I have to wait for them to come to my street, BUT Seety may like to offer to create and cover areas with the help of people like me.

Seety Are you listening !
gisproo@gmail.com

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2008/10/16/london-gets-non-google-street-view/#comment-2884 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:26:00 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1563#comment-2884 Unfortunately, Seety will lose out in the end. Not only because Google have the money and technology to blow them out of the water, but they have let themselves down in the design of their own interface. Its just too fiddily to use. Google is straight-forward and easy to navigate.
I found Seetys design awkward and because the street-view obscures the main map, you dont know where you are going most of the time. Pointless.
Google has the pick-up and go factor. I was easily walking about central Madrid (my home city) in no time. The roads clearly maked as I walked along, the camera view moved around flawlessly, with no hanging. The option to move your position, is also simple and clever. Pick up the stick-man and move him anywhere you want. Seety have pipped Google to the post this time, but as history dictates, pioneers are the first, but never the best.
Just go try it for yourself.

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