Google streetview integrated with classifieds
2/9/2010 at 4:11 PM
I didn't want to derail the
general discussion we have going on Google Streetview, so figured I'd start a new thread.
As many now know, Streetview is now available for nearly all Brandon streets enabling Brandonites to see nearly every corner of the city. It's only natural for streetview to be integrated with certain parts of eBrandon.
As of this afternoon, if you view an ad in the "Homes for sale," "Housing for Rent" or "Garage Sales" categories that ad will most likely have a Google Map as well as a 3-D Google Streetview featured. I say "most likely" because in some cases, people don't specify an address.
A good example is this home listing:
http://www.ebrandon.ca/ItemView.aspx?item_id=188166
When viewing an ad that makes use of Streetview, you'll notice that I've labelled it as a "neighbourhood view". This is because it doesn't always zoom in directly on the exact address it's given, but allows you to have a look around the neighbourhood of the home/rental/garage sale. In time as Google refines the tools it gives to web designers, I'll hopefully be able to take things a step further.
Next up is integration with discussion threads..