Google has faced no halt of legal problems equally a consequence of using its Street View cars to sniff out unsecured wi-fi information some the world. I suspect they won't confront whatever legal challenges to their latest Street View sniffing experiment.
Google has teamed upwards amongst the Environmental Defense Fund to equip Street View cars amongst air-quality sensors to detect natural gas leaks from utility pipes nether urban core streets. Using the information collected past times the Street View cars Google in addition to EDF tin thence utilization detailed maps showing where gas leaks are occurring in addition to where gas pipes require to endure fixed or replaced.
EDF has released maps from the experiment inward New York, Boston in addition to Philadelphia. The maps let out that Boston in addition to New York's ageing utility pipes consequence inward a large position out of leaks, piece Philadelphia's newer gas pipage network is responsible for far fewer leaks.
