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Title: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: theory on May 10, 2013, 09:55:38 am
http://geoguessr.com/
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Thisisnotasmile on May 10, 2013, 10:39:34 am
I got 6330. (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Twistedarcher on May 10, 2013, 10:53:33 am
9175. But I also had 4/5 of my locations in the United States, which made my guessing much easier.
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: DStu on May 10, 2013, 11:37:14 am
94019104.

The first one I thought somewhere in scandinava or canada, and guessed wrong, that was probably a bit hit. 
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: gman314 on May 10, 2013, 11:41:29 am
I constantly get locations in Australia which look to me like they could be in North America somewhere which results in all sorts of stupidly low scores.
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: DStu on May 10, 2013, 11:57:37 am
I constantly get locations in Australia which look to me like they could be in North America somewhere which results in all sorts of stupidly low scores.
Australia<->America is actually pretty easy because they drive on the left lane.  South Africa, too I think, but haven't god anything from there...
Edit: And Japan, but that should be quite easy...
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Grujah on May 10, 2013, 12:05:56 pm
11k (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTExNTksInZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJsbmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsInBvaW50cyJdLFsxLDIzLjU2MjY1MiwtOTguNDU5NDc4OTk5OTk5OTksNDEuMjQ0NzcyMzQzMDgyMSwtOTguNzg5MDYyNSwxOTU4XSxbMiwzMy4zMDgwNiw0NC40NDkxMDUwMDAwMDAwMywzMC43NTEyNzc3NzYyNTc4MTIsMzMuNTc0MjE4NzUsMjE1OV0sWzMsNDAuNTc0MTk1LDguMTU5MjExMDAwMDAwMDI4LDQ1LjA4OTAzNTU2NDgzMTAzNiwxNy41NzgxMjUsMjIxMF0sWzQsNDMuNDE5NjUxLC00Ljc1NDM2NTAwMDAwMDAwNywzOC44MjI1OTA5NzYxNzcxLC00LjU3MDMxMjUsMjQyOV0sWzUsNTcuMzI4NDQ4LC0yLjIwMDI4NzAwMDAwMDAwMyw1Mi40ODI3ODAyMjIwNzgyMDUsLTAuNzAzMTI1LDI0MDNdXX0%3D)

Feels kinda cheating, you can move through steets, find a telltele sign of a country/continent (mainly, brands of cars, road signs, or street names, shop names)..
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: DStu on May 10, 2013, 12:06:01 pm
12786 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTI3ODYsInZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJsbmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsInBvaW50cyJdLFsxLDM0LjY2MTA3MSwxMzguOTgzODY0MDAwMDAwMDQsMzYuMzg1OTEyNzcyODc2NTEsMTM4Ljc3OTI5Njg3NSwyNzgzXSxbMiwtMzYuMjExODQ0LDE1MC4xMzQwNTk5OTk5OTk5OCwtMzUuNDYwNjY5OTUxNDk1MjksMTQ5Ljc2NTYyNSwyOTY3XSxbMywtMTguMzE5MDc1LDEzMy43OTUyNzYwMDAwMDAwNiwtMzcuMTYwMzE2NTQ2NzM2NzYsMTQxLjMyODEyNSwxOTE1XSxbNCw0NC4wNTE3NjcsLTEyMy4wNzEyMTMsNDMuMzI1MTc3Njc5OTkyOTYsLTEyMi43ODMyMDMxMjUsMjk3OV0sWzUsMzcuNzA3NTAzLC0xMTcuMjMzMjk1LDMyLjk5MDIzNTU1OTY1MTA2LC0xMDYuMzQ3NjU2MjUsMjE0Ml1dfQ%3D%3D)

Edit:
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Feels kinda cheating, you can move through steets, find a telltele sign of a country/continent (mainly, brands of cars, road signs, or street names, shop names)..
Yepp, feels like it could use some time limit or weighting with time, I wandered around until I found some clue in which general area I am (best was: I a park, bikers driving on the right side.  Hmm, but better watch for a street.  Football field with sign: "University of Oregon".)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Grujah on May 10, 2013, 12:07:42 pm
Like, just now, I've got a shoot of some official building with Hungary flag on it. How easier can it be? :P
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: DStu on May 10, 2013, 12:09:11 pm
Like, just now, I've got a shoot of some official building with Hungary flag on it. How easier can it be? :P
Could be an embassady anywhere...
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Grujah on May 10, 2013, 12:17:16 pm
Like, just now, I've got a shoot of some official building with Hungary flag on it. How easier can it be? :P
Could be an embassady anywhere...

It was in a middle of a forest or something. Not an embassy :D
Just got one where it said "LEFT - LAS VEGAS" right where I landed.
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: AHoppy on May 10, 2013, 12:23:45 pm
I got 11946 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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) Two of them were really easy, i just got lazy and couldn't find the exact spot...
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: loppo on May 10, 2013, 12:54:54 pm
13940

now i have to learn how to shorten that url
http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: DStu on May 10, 2013, 03:08:07 pm
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Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: loppo on May 11, 2013, 04:32:56 am
15265  (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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)

Ha! it works thank you DStu
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: heron on May 11, 2013, 01:09:58 pm
12049 on my second try. Only 5225 on my first. Everything seems to be in south america.

Edit: 22343 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D%3D)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: yuma on May 11, 2013, 01:53:29 pm
17375 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D%3D)

Romania (got that one because of a Romanian baker's truck) Hong Kong (got that one because I know Hong Kong pretty well), Poland (got that one because of a road sign), slightly missed with an island of the coast of China (I guessed near Beijing), Poland again (got that one thanks to another sign telling me right where I was.)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: shraeye on May 11, 2013, 02:50:28 pm
11870 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D).  This is enjoyable
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: shraeye on May 11, 2013, 03:17:05 pm
Nice, 25102 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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).  I got put in rural South Korea, then inside a park in Japan, but wasn't able to place either of those two accurately.

Now 28652 (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D).  I a statue of a skeleton man walking a dinosaur in South Dakota on I-90, because I've driven by that place frequently before. (i'm from south dakota) 
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: HiveMindEmulator on May 11, 2013, 08:36:35 pm
This is a cool idea, but I think the scoring system could probably use a little work. The score should decay depending on how much you move the street view map or how much time you take.
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Thisisnotasmile on May 20, 2013, 03:01:17 am
Today's xkcd:

(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/geoguessr.png) (http://www.xkcd.com/1214/)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Witherweaver on October 08, 2013, 12:15:04 pm
13769 (http://url.geoguessr.com/4EXM)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: WalrusMcFishSr on October 08, 2013, 02:35:00 pm
I like to imagine the Ozle Google Maps Challenge involves scouring Google Maps until you find a photo of Ozle. You know it's him because he is looking at the camera, giving a big thumbs up, and wearing a distinctive hat.
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Galzria on October 08, 2013, 03:11:40 pm
I like to imagine the Ozle Google Maps Challenge involves scouring Google Maps until you find a photo of Ozle. You know it's him because he is looking at the camera, giving a big thumbs up, and wearing a distinctive hat.

Is he wearing a red and white striped shirt and carrying a cane?

(http://comefillyourcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wheres-waldo-costume-kit1.jpg?w=300)
Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: Ozle on October 08, 2013, 05:07:22 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q2TbF7KQP8g/S_tKHM_KTjI/AAAAAAAAAY0/g7ta8oVAOfk/s640/whereswaldo.png)

Title: Re: Kinda like the Ozle Google Maps Challenge
Post by: LostPhoenix on May 08, 2018, 05:14:49 pm
Was browsing the forum when I found this Gem. Now it's eating up my time.  ;D

I find that not allowing yourself to move around makes for a much less tedious and more challenging game.  Somehow I managed to guess within 20 miles in a spot in rural northern Sweden.