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by pbw 5729 days ago
Maybe some day they will be able to get updates from any old photographs or video taken by anyone. Automatically figure out what part of the world is in view with overlaps, like Photosynth does today, then incrementally apply updates if something is new or different. For example if a restaurant owner snaps a picture of the specials board on the sidewalk, it will figure out what exactly is new and patch just that board in the virtual world.