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July 27, 2007
New Imagery Update - July 27th
Google has released an image update. Instead of telling us where the new imagery is located, Google has posted a puzzle game on their blog with hints about the locations. I'm on my vacation, but just happened to be near a marina with WIFI so I'm typing up a quick note for you. I will give you a few tips sent to me by readers: Moscow has new imagery, all of Colorado has hi-res imagery. I'm also told that New Zealand has high resolution terrain - this is something I look forward to checking out! Also, GEC member 'Dulce' has a post on her Spanish GE blog with some of the answers to the new imagery.
Another very important part of the update (at least to me): The Virgin Islands - especially in the British Virgin Islands, now has some nice new high-resolution imagery. Since I'm sailing there right now, it's very handy. More on this when I get back. Right now, I have to finish this cold smoothie I just got and get back on my chartered sailboat!
Posted by FrankTaylor at July 27, 2007 3:14 PM
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Posted by: Mickey at July 27, 2007 4:10 PM
Noted some new imagery for Ireland. Part Antrim Coast (Northern Ireland) and also Drogheda and greater Dublin area (Southern Ireland).
Posted by: Ray Burrows at July 27, 2007 4:45 PM
I checked in an area of Colorado (City of Broomfield) in an area where new developments have been going in and Google Maps' imagery seems to be rather dated hi-res imagery. I have stuff from summer of 2006, and it has dramatically more homes on the imagery. The stuff on Google Maps is at least older than 2005, if not '04 or '03 for that area.
Posted by: Karl at July 27, 2007 5:38 PM
Awsome terrain update in New Zealand!
moutains are mountains now!
Too bad that the imagery STILL isn't updated for Hamilton and Cambridge :(
Still, an improvement.
Posted by: Erik van der Gaag at July 27, 2007 5:49 PM
Yeah! I've been waiting for this Colorado update for a while (after they added high-res imagery for all of Utah & Wyoming a few months ago)...
The terrain data is higher resolution in Colorado now, too. This is great for planning hiking trips!
Posted by: Jesse at July 27, 2007 5:49 PM
all of England except for the Isles of Scilly is in High Res too
Posted by: Ted at July 27, 2007 10:00 PM
Hey Frank, What sort of boat is it? I've got a 42ft Catamaran lying in Spain.
Posted by: Jacob at July 28, 2007 8:46 AM
Due to the update of Italy, southern parts of Austria were also updated with the .5m imagery. Affected are parts of the areas of Vorarlberg, Tirol, Kärnten, and Salzburg.
Posted by: Ernst M. Kofler at July 28, 2007 12:58 PM
Check out the new high terrain resolution for Alaska too. STUPENDOUS!
Posted by: Dan at July 28, 2007 2:45 PM
Still, sadly, most of Virginia and almost all of West Virginia is still without any form of resolution what-so-ever.
Do anyone know what the hold up is on the east coast?
Take Care,
Tybois
Posted by: Tybois Uphold at July 28, 2007 7:59 PM
Finally, Middle Earth has real mountains! Check out Milford Sound, Kaikoura, and Mt. Aoraki - a richly deserved update.
Posted by: Lauren at July 28, 2007 11:28 PM
Question 4 about Warthogs ought to be easy for you to answer, Frank. And in an entirely related subject, imagery of Tucson has been updated. I'm trying to identify the car on our driveway next to the ol' Ghia. The image was taken before our roof was replaced in early 2005, so the dark colored car doesn't match our old Trooper that we would have had at the time. - Jim.
Posted by: Jim at July 29, 2007 1:02 AM
Strasbourg, France has been updated too :)
Posted by: FlorentG at July 29, 2007 2:07 PM
I belive the state of AZ is updated as well, but I'n not really sure on how to check. I did how ever go to my location in Az, and it does look better and the imagery of my area has changed.
Posted by: John Sapyta at July 29, 2007 6:47 PM
I checked 3 areas in the midwest and didn't notice a change.
Posted by: Chris Dowell at July 29, 2007 11:16 PM
Here is the updated Google Earth sights (2007/07) : http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-actualite.php
Posted by: GeoTrotter at July 30, 2007 4:28 AM
Finally! Livingstone, Zambia is in High Res!
Posted by: Timothy at July 30, 2007 4:50 AM
while i appreciate the updated high res mountain imagery, from a work standpoint, i need updated front range imagery...asap...thanks google
lets see this explosion of development along the front range soon please
Posted by: stuart at July 30, 2007 12:09 PM
Some cities probably got reverted to older imagery. An example is Spokane, Washington, they had 2006 imagery, and now it's 2005 imagery. I'm not too happy about that...
Posted by: JW at July 30, 2007 2:44 PM
The complete list of updates is here:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/07/where-in-world-is-answers.html
Posted by: Pete at July 30, 2007 11:14 PM
Following up on what Tybois Uphold about lack of imagery in the Northeast US,
Add Pennsylvania to the list of states with ZERO imagery outside the major cities -- heck, even the entire Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is a blur!! :(
Other than that though, this imagery update is fantastic. Thanks, Google.
Posted by: J at August 5, 2007 12:03 AM
Please add P.A. to the states to update. there is a population of over 77 thousand in Scranton and its not in High Definition.
Besides that everything else is good
Posted by: joel at September 19, 2007 11:17 AM
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The Digital Earth Blog has all of the answers if anyone is interested:
http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2007/07/26/image-and-terrain-update-for-google-earth/