Leaked Images Reveal Google’s X-Ray Spy Plan!
A Google engineer, who asked to remain anonymous, has just emailed to let us know about an amazing new secret feature in both Google Earth and Google Maps: two new satellite modes which let you see heat maps and believe it or not, literally inside buildings… yes, Google have added both X-ray and infrared thermal imagery!
Even more incredibly, the first location to receive the new X-ray and infrared thermal imagery is none other than The Pentagon! Click on the thumbnail images, or load up Google Earth to see these undocumented layers.
The Pentagon recently blocked Google from capturing Street View images of US military bases, but Google have now hit back thanks to a loophole in the law. Because space falls outside of international jurisdiction, the US government is powerless to stop Google’s satellites looking inside America’s highest security building!
Google haven’t made a statement yet so this feature is still completely unofficial, meaning we don’t know when it might be rolled out for the rest of the world. However, imagine the repercussions for global privacy if the X-ray and infrared images were combined with the Live images in Google Earth that we reported on this time last year…
And a happy April Fools to you, too.
You forgot to mention you are required to wear special X-ray specs to get the full effect. These can be purchase here:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/15/x-ray-specs/
That ‘aprilfools’ in the kmz file subdirectory makes it quite obvious
april fools!
Nicely done… But unfortunately there is not much too see. The Pentagon seems to be quite a boring place
Not an April Fool! It’s all true! http://digg.com/tech_news/Leaked_Images_Reveal_Google_Earth_X_Ray_Imagery
1st April
I hate to break it to you, but that Google employee was having you on!
Haha, that’s another good one
This will come in useful for further examination of topless sunbathers…
If anyone uses gmail, you might have noticed this already… http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html
Happy April Fools Day!
Wow.. what a nice feature! Could it also be used to see some deep ocean fishes!?
1 April 2008..
Why is it I always fall for these things? *doh* I’m an idiot. Good one though!
I know an edge detect filter when I see one.
Alas, last years was better (I actually fell for that one =[).
april fools joke or not.. just remember “they” have this.. and will be watching us.