Tangent

I saw this video recently where Google has people walking around carrying these backpacks (lidar/camera setup) and they map places cars can't reach. I think that's pretty interesting, maybe get data for humanoid robots too/walking through crowds/navigating alleys.

I wonder if jobs like these could be on there, walk through this neighborhood/film it kind of thing.

Yes, there's also people doing similar things carrying around tablets with cuboidal camera attachments (Lidar) — it's obvious they're working (not tourists).

The problem with that is that you have to trust a gig worker with $12,000 worth of camera equipment.