This is pretty close to my initial crazy dreams about Google Streetview - hook this fucker up to a racing simulator and let me drive down any street in the world. I want to turn donuts in the middle of a photorealistic Pennsylvania Avenue.
Yes! That is exactly what I've been thinking about for years! Imagine being able to have a racing game or GTA clone that uses your town. It won't happen for a long time, but I can dream.
Ace Combat 6 has had a similair geo-mapping system since 2007, although you can only fly through the cities, not drive...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnU0w-LicIE
hmm, well from the comments I thought he was going to say "Betelgeuse" at the end and fly off into the galaxy. Now that I think about it Im sure that they have this but just aren't showing it yet.