Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds?

zipperone · 28th February 2013, 11:11

Is reliance filming our streets using google street view type cars. Spotted this one in Nehru Place in Delhi one early morning

SDP · 28th February 2013, 16:30

Not very obvious from the picture, but were there Reliance markings/stickers on the Scorp?

Can't think of a reason why Reliance might do it. May be some obscure subsidiary of Reliance might have been contracted by Google.

girimajiananth · 28th February 2013, 16:47

yeah there were reliance stickers on the car. Saw a scorpio a couple of months back near my place too.

May be reliance is coming up with their own maps of major cities like Bangalore , Delhi etc . Must wait and watch.

Jeroen · 28th February 2013, 17:56

Certainly looks like a street view mapping car
Jeroen

sameerg001 · 1st March 2013, 00:14

Spotted an innova with same equipments here in dwarka, But don't remember the reliance badge on it though.

mitrajdeep · 1st March 2013, 11:26

I have spotted two Scorpios here in Kolkata at two different locations.

They both had "Reliance" written on paper stuck on the windscreen as seen in the picture.

jsrakkar · 1st March 2013, 14:42

Spotted a similar Scorpio (same colour and model) in Manimajra, Chandigarh three days ago. So, it seems that the mapping is not just constrained to Metros only.
If this indeed is a street view mapping car, then I think my car just earned a place in the virtual world as it was pictured(filmed?) by this Scorp!

Regards,
Jaspreet Singh

foby.sebastian · 2nd March 2013, 09:35

Might the reliance have bagged the contract to filim India for google.

vvb8530 · 2nd March 2013, 12:09

I have spotted a Scorpio with similar equipment and with Reliance Stickers on it here in Mumbai as well a few days back near Seepz. Was wondering at the time what they were upto?

vidyanand · 2nd March 2013, 12:34

It might be the vidteq guys. The direction map makers. They have a good driving direction video for Bangalore.

agspins · 2nd March 2013, 22:35

Reliance is working on 4G implementation project, these Scorps belong to the same project, here is one i spotted last week..

parsh · 4th March 2013, 16:14

I am not sure now if these are Reliance street-view cars roaming around.

Spotted the below one on LBS going from Gandhi Nagar junction to Bhandup. But they are on MCGM Duty which means the activity being done by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - MCGM.

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This could be a government initiative to map the cities and given to various agencies or done by various government bodies.

zipperone · 11th March 2013, 14:13

I hope that photograph the streets and are these are then used to remove the encroachments to allow the pedestrians to walk on the footpath meant for walking and not setting up shop.

mukeshgoel · 11th March 2013, 15:07

I saw a similar looking Scorpio in Gurgaon 10-12 days ago but I am not sure if it had any reliance logo or not.

It was on a very small back lane near my home which can only be 3rd , 4th or 5th priority of any map-maker organization.

Either the Scorpio was going from point A to B without mapping or they are going for way too much detailed maps.

nmo · 22nd January 2014, 22:52

As correctly pointed out by agspins, these vehicles are owned by a Mumbai based company - Genesys International and these were deployed for the Reliance 4G project. The imagery is used for planning purposes for OFC planning drawing that are provided to the implementation contractors.

28th February 2013, 11:11	#1
zipperone BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: new delhi Posts: 186 Thanked: 51 Times	Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? Is reliance filming our streets using google street view type cars. Spotted this one in Nehru Place in Delhi one early morning Attached Thumbnails
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28th February 2013, 16:30	#2
SDP Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,737 Thanked: 11,279 Times	re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? Not very obvious from the picture, but were there Reliance markings/stickers on the Scorp? Can't think of a reason why Reliance might do it. May be some obscure subsidiary of Reliance might have been contracted by Google.
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28th February 2013, 16:47	#3
girimajiananth BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 648 Thanked: 668 Times	re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? yeah there were reliance stickers on the car. Saw a scorpio a couple of months back near my place too. May be reliance is coming up with their own maps of major cities like Bangalore , Delhi etc . Must wait and watch.
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28th February 2013, 17:56	#4
Jeroen Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Delhi Posts: 8,080 Thanked: 50,651 Times View My Garage	re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? Certainly looks like a street view mapping car Jeroen
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1st March 2013, 00:14	#5
sameerg001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dwarka, Delhi Posts: 1,500 Thanked: 434 Times	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? Spotted an innova with same equipments here in dwarka, But don't remember the reliance badge on it though.
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mitrajdeep BHPian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Calcutta Posts: 135 Thanked: 95 Times	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? I have spotted two Scorpios here in Kolkata at two different locations. They both had "Reliance" written on paper stuck on the windscreen as seen in the picture.
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jsrakkar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 181 Thanked: 98 Times	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? Spotted a similar Scorpio (same colour and model) in Manimajra, Chandigarh three days ago. So, it seems that the mapping is not just constrained to Metros only. If this indeed is a street view mapping car, then I think my car just earned a place in the virtual world as it was pictured(filmed?) by this Scorp! Regards, Jaspreet Singh Last edited by jsrakkar : 1st March 2013 at 14:42. Reason: missing words
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vvb8530 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bombay Posts: 277 Thanked: 670 Times View My Garage	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? I have spotted a Scorpio with similar equipment and with Reliance Stickers on it here in Mumbai as well a few days back near Seepz. Was wondering at the time what they were upto?
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vidyanand BHPian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: BLR Posts: 238 Thanked: 248 Times	It might be the vidteq guys. The direction map makers. They have a good driving direction video for Bangalore.
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parsh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,612 Thanked: 1,298 Times View My Garage	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? I am not sure now if these are Reliance street-view cars roaming around. Spotted the below one on LBS going from Gandhi Nagar junction to Bhandup. But they are on MCGM Duty which means the activity being done by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - MCGM. This could be a government initiative to map the cities and given to various agencies or done by various government bodies.
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11th March 2013, 14:13	#13
zipperone BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: new delhi Posts: 186 Thanked: 51 Times	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? I hope that photograph the streets and are these are then used to remove the encroachments to allow the pedestrians to walk on the footpath meant for walking and not setting up shop.
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11th March 2013, 15:07	#14
mukeshgoel Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,234 Thanked: 2,139 Times View My Garage	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? I saw a similar looking Scorpio in Gurgaon 10-12 days ago but I am not sure if it had any reliance logo or not. It was on a very small back lane near my home which can only be 3rd , 4th or 5th priority of any map-maker organization. Either the Scorpio was going from point A to B without mapping or they are going for way too much detailed maps.
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22nd January 2014, 22:52	#15
nmo BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mumbai Posts: 65 Thanked: 42 Times	Re: Reliance "Street-View" cars doing the rounds? As correctly pointed out by agspins, these vehicles are owned by a Mumbai based company - Genesys International and these were deployed for the Reliance 4G project. The imagery is used for planning purposes for OFC planning drawing that are provided to the implementation contractors.
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