[OSM-talk] Distance to opacity (OT)

[Laurence Penney]

Was "Re: [OSM-talk] Should Bridges be independent of their ways?"
>> Well, let's take this intersection:
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=-26.124795,152.574151&panoid=H08s6qv1gLXcd8hGtNhvwg&cbp=12,333.55,,0,2.6&ll=-26.124704,152.574123&spn=0,359.996175&z=18

OT...

... but I couldn't help admiring the beauty of how the cursor changes  
from horizontal to vertical in this image. I'd seen it before, and  
assumed it was based on where the horizon was - neat but not that  
tricky. But no, this location, with a rocky wall close on one side and  
open space on the other, demonstrates that the cursor knows about  
distance to opacity! I can only assume Google grabs some info from the  
stitching process, building 3D info to feed into the Street View UI.

- L