# Does anyone here appear in Google's Street Views? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571 "2012-08-15T15:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/21 "2012-08-16T11:53:54Z")
Not yet, but I may do. Biking home yesterday I was followed down the road by a Google car that appeared to be filming, it was systematically covering each street and the thingy on top was spinning. It was in a crummy area that I usually bypass but I thought I’d get my face on google. That’s me on my bike in Milton Keynes, trying to wave the guy ahead. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/22 "2012-08-16T13:44:42Z")
Not street view, but if you zoom in on my house in satellite view, you can see me in the backyard setting up the kids pop-up pool. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/23 "2012-08-16T16:08:44Z")
I am not on Google maps, but my dad is. Is there any way to save the pictures on Google maps? There is a picture of my Dad there, so typical him wearing white socks and shorts and safety shoes, washing down the driveway preparing to put sealant over it. He hasn’t done that for a few years since he had heart surgery, and I kind of like to remember it. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/24 "2012-08-16T16:26:40Z")
> [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](#): > > I am not on Google maps, but my dad is. Is there any way to save the pictures on Google maps? There is a picture of my Dad there, so typical him wearing white socks and shorts and safety shoes, washing down the driveway preparing to put sealant over it. He hasn’t done that for a few years since he had heart surgery, and I kind of like to remember it. Take a screen shot. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/25 "2012-08-16T16:29:55Z")
Aw, they’ve updated mine. I was in the parking lot at work, and I could see myself in my car, turning into a parking spot. And now it’s different. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/26 "2012-08-16T23:32:06Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Looks like it has a [cover](http://www.flickriver.com/groups/googlestreetviewcar/pool/interesting/) on it. I guess that’s what it is. Interesting album. Does it ever end? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/27 "2013-03-07T19:00:38Z")
Hey! [I’m on Street View now!](https://maps.google.com/?ll=42.065862,-87.839985&spn=0.074933,0.110378&t=m&z=13&layer=c&cbll=42.065793,-87.84004&panoid=4DGGO4d4qL-fDIAQ1rGGGQ&cbp=12,184.61,,1,8.27) I remember seeing the google van and waving. It had been coming south on Greenwood and turned right on Central. For some reason, in this closest shot, the car (and me) are foreshortened - it’s an Accord that looks like a Civic, and my arm looks twig-thin. God, my life is sad. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571/28 "2013-03-08T11:09:06Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Not I, but I’d love to do one of those prank things as it goes by. How do people find out when it’s coming? Contact Google. They’ve coordinated their car with other groups. Here’s a link to an article about a Pittsburgh art project that coordinated with Google car. [http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-01-25/tech/30015448\_1\_google-street-view-google-car-swords](http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-01-25/tech/30015448_1_google-street-view-google-car-swords) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571.md?page=1)