For those looking for the inside view of those super cool military bases using Google Maps Street View then your plans have been thwarted! The Pentagon has announced the ban of Google Earth teams driving on their bases to make a detailed street-level video map.
All of the Defense Department bases and installations around the country received the message to not allow the Google teams on their facilities.
Michael Kucharek, spokesman for U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the decision was made after crews were allowed access to at least one base. He said military officials were concerned that allowing the 360-degree, street-level video could provide sensitive information to potential adversaries and endanger base personnel.
Google Maps may zoom a little too close
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It really baffles me that the soldier at the gate of the base would allow the google car in. I have seen those things, they have a giant camera bubble on top. Pretty obvious what they are there to do if you ask me…
But I also wonder why the google employee did this. I am sure they have been instructed not to enter areas such as this, I think its just common sense. So was the employee trying to get in the news with this?
Here is one of the cars google uses to scan everything: http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/
Immersive media is the company google bought these services from.
No kidding, military bases are secretive. Allowing a camera to come in is the same as a spy.