Hacking google street view

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.

Ironically, the house isn't visible from street views. The house number is only approximate http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&t...

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.

Cool. Reverse engineering at its finest.