Comments on: Where on Earth is Waldo, (Soon to Be) the Google Maps Version

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:59:08 +0000

Thats neat! Even harder to find in a city full of color….now who’s going to make Carmen San Diego?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:21:50 +0000

where’s waldo, the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGU_Zy6LAg

I was waldo for halloween last year. the best reaction I got was “There you are”

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:01:30 +0000

@definitelyme : why is it “Where’s Wally” in England?
Yep, it should be something else…

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article75115.ece

By: estrider

estrider — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:25:55 +0000

Hi! Glad to see all the comments! I am involved in Melanie’s project and it is great fun. Now all we need is for Google Earth to fly by and take a snapshot. I wrote an article on my blog about the “Where on Earth is Waldo” project in relation to the question of “Is Google God?”. I show a photo from 2007 where a huge (biodegradable) Homer Simpson showed up on a British hillside next to a famous fertility symbol chalkdrawing, the “Cerne Abbas Giant”. Here is a link to my article:
http://cameofagebeforecomputers.blogspot.com/
Nancy

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:50:58 +0000

Clever idea!

By: OddNumber

OddNumber — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:17 +0000

D’oh. I had an idea to mow a funny shape in a field, but you’re idea is better so I’ll give up.

I guess I will have to find out when the google street view cars will be rolling by so I can put funny stuff in my neighbor’s driveway.

By: definitelyme

definitelyme — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:52:21 +0000

yeah, why is it “Where’s Wally” in England?

By: Algonkin

Algonkin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:27:34 +0000

Brilliant idea!!

By: Philo

Philo — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:17:24 +0000

Let’s hope Google Maps is faster to update some regions like this more than others. They haven’t updated my area for years.

By: BikerRay

BikerRay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:26:46 +0000

ross – There are no “Google sats” – they buy the data from various sources. Depending on where it is, it could be as short as a year or two. Or never. (A lot of areas are still in original low resolution.)

By: ross

ross — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:53:11 +0000

that is just great!

how often do the Google sats fly by? my house hasn’t been “updated” yet!

By: Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:16:44 +0000

this is my local supermarket, and it does have it’s name on the roof like someone mentioned.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=cheadle&ie=UTF8&ll=53.37618,-2.215714& spn=0.001421,0.006781&t=h&z=18

but this isn’t a goolgle maps thing it’s because the incoming flight path of manchester airport runs right by, hence why it’s upside down

By: Skip the Filler

Skip the Filler — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:25:53 +0000

This’d be ideal for Guess Where Vancouver
http://www.flickr.com/groups/guesswherevancouver/

By: Tempscire

Tempscire — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:04:11 +0000

Silly, now I know where to look!

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:54:52 +0000

Hrmmm. I can’t wait to see Waldo in the middle of the desert!

By: empty-minded

empty-minded — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:05:01 +0000

Is that a steam pipe sticking up at Waldo’s bum?

By: ted

ted — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:32:27 +0000

Or you could just look up the address of the Target store itself. Do you really need to identify it by air to find it on the ground?

By: matt

matt — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:49:10 +0000

It doesn’t appear on google maps yet. Here’s the location
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=W.+4th+and+Maple,+van couver&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.764446,96.328125&ie=UTF8&ll=49.2 67754,-123.149496&spn=0.001183,0.00294&t=h&z=19

By: RHINNY

RHINNY — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:29:23 +0000

W. 4th and Maple! I take the bus by there every day, it’s unmistakable.

By: andrewdoane

andrewdoane — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:32:05 +0000

What a fun thing to do. Good for her.

I had a similar idea. Because I can’t think of a way to make money on it, here it is: companies should put their logos on their roofs. I was looking for a Target on a Google Maps aerial photo and I thought I had the right building but I wasn’t sure. Wouldn’t it have been convenient for me, and money-making for Target, if there had been a huge red Target logo on the roof so that I could be sure?

Little stores couldn’t do it because they wouldn’t have roof space, and local businesses probably don’t have well-known logos. But McDonalds, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. could make finding their locations very easy.

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:29:32 +0000

As a kid, I always wondered if you got paid to find Waldo in real life.

By: Oomi

Oomi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:25:57 +0000

People with lotsa time on their hands.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:07:09 +0000

I loved those books when I was a kid!

By: cherishimo

cherishimo — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:04:16 +0000

No, no, no. It should be “Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?”

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:55:07 +0000

Found him.

By: JoBo S

JoBo S — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:35:12 +0000

I use to LOVE Where’s Waldo. This is such a great idea!

By: su.wei

su.wei — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:34:18 +0000

i like the contest idea…where’s waldo around the world lol

By: jack.wh

jack.wh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:31:10 +0000

Oh em geeee. TY LTJ! Waldo is Odlaw backwards! And I never realised!

By: Lore

Lore — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:27:13 +0000

Sounds like fun. I’m in!

By: Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:13:58 +0000

i find the whole waldo/wally thing a bit confusing.

i always believed they were British books, and over here he’s called wally, except his nemisis sort of guy the yellow striped one, is called odlaw, which is waldo backwards.
just seems a bit strange as to why they did that really

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:58:31 +0000

I LOVE this idea! There should be a prize for the person who finds all the Waldo images!

By: Selvo

Selvo — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:53 +0000

AHHH! This is a crazy idea. Cant wait to find it and be all smart.