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Google Earth - where the hell are all the people?

Man, I could - and have - use Google Earth and Google Maps for hours at a time.  It's too cool.  But one thing I'm wondering is what happened to all the people...even in the most populous cities, there are no residents in the streets.  More importantly, I'm wondering how Google's software removes humans from the imagery. 

Gosh, I hope some staffer(s) don't spend weeks digitally airbrushing them out.  At any rate, it's totally gnarly.

Posted: Sep 10 2005, 07:03 PM by guam-aspdev | with 3 comment(s)
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Michael said:

Even in the closest zoom, you're still seriously high up. When a 30 story skyscraper is the size of your thumb, people aren't too easy to spot ;)
# September 10, 2005 7:54 PM

Odegaard said:

Remember that you are looking straigt down on them. Usually people are just some dots 1 or 2 pixels wide, and often the color of a human being seen from the top blends in with the streets. They are there, but hard to spot.
# September 12, 2005 3:56 AM

Jason Salas said:

Actually, I found some people today...I checked out the Seattle Center, and the Mural Amphitheatre had a ton of people there for a concert. They're a tad wider than a single pixel, but you can tell they're people. :)
# September 13, 2005 1:13 AM
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