"Everyone likes to take a road trip through a national park, " said Evan Rapoport, the Street Viewprojectmanager, who was inspired by a cross-country camping trip he took after graduation.
An internal email recounted a conversation in which the engineer "openly discussed his review of payload data with a senior manager of the Street Viewproject, " the report stated.
The engineer, whose name hasn't been disclosed, explained his plans to other engineers and at least one senior manager involved with the project, known as Street View, in 2008, the FCC report states.