I heard about G-Maps.

I saw on myspace one of my friends got a comment from one of her other friends that said 'I google mapped your new apartment, and could practically see in your front window!'

So I google mapped my house, and I couldnt even zoom in. It got to a certain point (being zoomed in just so you could see an arial view that if you didnt know it was my house...you wouldnt know it was)..and it said that it couldnt zoom any further.

So how is it that some places I hear of people being able to see the house very clearly...drivers view as you say???