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April 04, 2008

Google Earth Imagery Update for April - Official Details

The imagery update which was released this Tuesday was pretty big. In fact, the official list just released is quite lengthy. Google has just posted the answers to their little riddle post, and the details which I'll repeat here for your enjoyment. Oh, and it's not only imagery, but also new higher resolution 3D terrain in Montbeliard, France; Antarctica; Portugal; and Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks to all the GEB readers who contributed to the list I was updating this week to help people find new imagery! Also, note that there are several new countries with Spot Image 2.5 meter (medium resolution) data - Like North Korea and near its border in China. You're going to love exploring all this new imagery.

Here's the official - and lengthy - list of new coverage and updates for this release:

New high resolution:
Americas:
- Canada: British Columbia, Catham (ON), London (ON), Guelph (ON), Meadford (ON), Thornburry (ON), parts of Division 15 and 6 (MB), Peterborough (ON), Catham (ON), Vancouver Island (BC), Sainte-Marie (QC)
- USA: Sitka (AK), Warren County (TN), Dayton (OH), Greenville (SC), Kingsport (TN), Lufkin (TX)
- Mexico: Tehuacan, Poza Rica, Cordoba, San Cristobal, Tulancingo, Comitan, Guanajuato, Texmelucan, Valle Hermoso, Etzatlan, Ocotlan, Bernal
- Bolivia: Camiri, Monteagudo, Paracti
- Cuba: El Cobre, Puerto Padre, Santa Lucia, Trinidad, Manicaragua, Placetas, Rodas, Guines, Artemisa, Guanajay, Consolacion del Sur
- Colombia: Barrancabermeja, Cartaga, Magangue, Piedecuesta, Ipiales, Plato, Pajuil, Pitalito,
- Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio, Cartago, San Ramon
- Brazil: Santa Maria, Taubate, Angra dos Reis, Alagoinhas, Garanhuns, Santa Cruz do Sul, Catolina, Cruz Alta, Congonhas, Rolandia, Leopoldina, Itaqui, Panambi, Rio Pardo, Piraju, Santa Quiteria, Ibirama, Orleans, Cristalina, Garanhuns, Arapiraca, Armacao dos Buzios, Peruibe, Vacaria
- Guatemala: Puerto Barrios, Coban, Iglesia, San Marcos, Soloma, Chiquimula
- Honduras: Puerto Cortes, Tela, Catacamas, Santa Rosa, El Progreso
- Nicaragua: El Viejo, Bluefields, Boaco
- Panama: Puerto Armuelles, Boquete, Santiago, Gatun
- Paraguay: Horqueta, Sapucai
- Argentina: Junin, Zarate, Gualeguay, Mercedes, Balcarce, Purmamarca, Esquina, Baradero, Justo Darat, Aguilares, Alvear
- Chile: 2.5m imagery for the northern half of the country

Europe, Middle East & Africa:
- Spain: Guadalajara, Almunecar, Almagro
- Italy: Trani, Corato, Pizzo, Artena
- Portugal: Costelo Branco, Ovar
- Wales: entire country
- Norway: Kristiansand
- Finland: Muurame
- France: Bourdeaux, Istres, Montbeliard
- Sweden: Angelholm, Sodertalje
- Romania: Lasi, Brasov, Ploiesti, Bralia, Hunedoara, Deva, Lugoj
- Russia: Belovo, Anapa, Novgorod
- Serbia: Subotica, Novi Pazar
- Hungary: Szeged, Tiszaujvaros, Kecel, Kiskoros
- Greece: Janina, Lamia, Kavala, Makri, Pilos, Monemvassia, Kastro, Astipalea, Leros, Symi
- Poland: Swarzedz, Lapy
- The Ukraine: Poltava, Kerch, Feodosiia, Torez, Khotyn, Chernihiv
- Belarus: Dzerzhinsk, Smorgon, Borisov, Ivanovo, Barslaw, Miory
- Bulgaria: Velingrad, Peshtera, Chirpan, Rakovski, Omurtag, Kotel
- Croatia: Metkovic, Sibenik
- Estonia: Tartu, Viljandi, Voru, Pechory, Jovega, Poltsamaa, Johvi, Rakvere, Keila
- Lithuania: Pabrade, Pakruojis
- Latvia: Talsi, Gramzda
- Slovenia: Trebnj
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Capljina
- Cape Verde: almost entire country
- Turkey: Trabzon, Diyarbakir, Eskisehir, Samsun, Adapazari, Sivas, Turgutlu, Anamur
- Tunisia: Jamnah, Arhir, Taguermess, Gabes, Sfax, Chebba, Bekalta, Kasserine, Metlaoui, Tozeur
- Somalia: Eyl
- Sudan: Umm Ruwabah, Sinjay, Shuwak
- Syria: Idlib, Manbij, Ariha, As Suwayda
- Moldova: Chisinau, Rybnica
- Algeria: Constantine, Annaba, Tindouf, In Salah, Tiaret, Collo, Jijel, Guelma, Tlemcen, Kenadsa
- Central African Republic: Iawa, Goubali
- Chad: Sarh, Mongo, Ati, Oum Hadjer
- Niger: Agades, Ayorou, Tassessat
- Angola: Kuito
- Oman: Muttrah
- Siera Leon: Bo, Daru
- Malawi: Blantyre, Zomba
- Morocco: Oujda, Kenitra, Beni Mellal, Larache, Berrechid, Oualidia, Sidi Slimane, Midelt, Khenifra, Ifrane
- Mauritania: Atar, Terjit, Chinguetti, Oualata
- Mali: Kolondieba, Yanfolila, Sikasso, San, Segou, Dire
- Guinea: Kankan, Kouroussa, Faranah, Dabola, Dinguiraye, Labe
- Ethiopia: Weldiya, Wikro, Debark
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mwene-Ditu, Kananga, Mweka, Mbanza-Ngungu, Buta
- Djibouti: Obock
- Libya: Banghazi, Tobruk, Darnah
- Faeroe Islands: Hvalba, Sumba, Gjogv
- Eritrea: Keren, Tessenei
- Mozambique: Tete
- Burinka Faso: Garango, Kaya, Djibo, Orodara, Gorom-Gorom
- Benin: Dijougou, Dassa-Zoume, Kouande
- South Africa: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Namibia: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Botswana: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Zimbabwe: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Lesotho: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Swaziland: 2.5m imagery for the entire country

Asia & Oceania:
- Japan: Mt Fuji, Sasayama, Mukaigatao, Biei, Tochigi
- Taiwan: Chia-li, Ma-tou
- Thailand: Hat Yai, Ubon Ratchathani, Pattani, Warin Chamrap, Mukdahan,
- Kazakhstan: Shakhtinsk, Kulsary, Saran, Atbasar, Kokchetav, Aksay
- Laos: Wat Phou
- Armenia: Abovyan, Kirovakan
- Thailand: Nai Muang, Ban Dong Tong
- Georgia: Sukhumi, Khashuri, Kareli
- China: Three Gorges Dam, Guiping, Chin-men
- Vanuatu: Port-Vila
- Azerbaijan: Agdam, Agdzhabedy, Gobustan, Kuba, Kusary, Sheki, Zakataly
- South Korea: Euijeongbu, Cheonan
- North Korea: 2.5m imagery for the entire country
- Australia: 2.5m imagery for New South Wales & part of Western Australia

Updated Imagery:
Americas:
- Canada: Vancouver (BC), Sarina (ON), Brantford (ON), Birmingham,
- USA: Seattle, Dallas, Chicago, part of New York City, Round Rock (TX), Marble Falls (TX), Polk County (FL), Mecklenburg County (NC), Montgomery County (OH), much of eastern PA
- Mexico: Zacatecas, Aquascalientes, Durango, Merida
- Guatemala: Guatemala City
- Honduras: Tegucigalpa

Europe, Middle East & Africa:
- England: Brixham, Paignton, Oxford, Nottingham
- Spain: Malaga, Marbella, Zaragoza
- Italy: Genoa, Rimini, Palermo
- Greece: Kalamaria, Messolonghi, Patra
- Bulgaria: Plovdiv
- Moldova: Chisinau, Beltsy
- The Ukraine: Dnepropetrovsk
- Morocco: Tanger, Fes, Meknes, Rabat, El Jadida, Safi, Agadir
- Guinea: Conakry
- Somalia: Mogadishu

Asia & Oceania:
- China: Beijing, Haikou, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing
- South Korea: Daegu

Updated Terrain:
 - Montbeliard, France
- Fort Saskatchewan, Canada
- Portugal
- Antarctica

Posted by FrankTaylor at April 4, 2008 01:43 PM

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    • Comments

    pls sir update to fatehpur District gujurat .google earth is the amizing .

    Posted by: naeem at April 5, 2008 03:17 AM

    Finally, McMurdo Station in Antarctica has high resolution. Image pretty dark though.

    When will they put more of Scotland in high resolution? The imagery for the Orkney Islands is pathetic.

    Posted by: Ted M at April 5, 2008 11:09 AM

    How do I get Google Earth to update the area where I live? There have been many changes due to development and agricultural activities. The last update was sometime in early 2004.

    Posted by: Jim Crouch at April 5, 2008 11:41 AM

    In France, it's Bordeaux (capital of wine) and not Bourdeaux

    Posted by: Renaud at April 6, 2008 01:20 PM

    On the April Imagery Update, my Property located at 49-14-22N /122-12-46W gives me an upgrade with a superior Image but a down date with an Image taken on the eleventh day of March 2004. The superior Image permits me to date it by the clearly defined activities. Previously the Image was from late 2006 or early 2007. I traveled the world for over 30 years and like to visit the many places on Google Earth and note the changes but I don't need a history lesson. The gray 3D buildings in most Cities are disappointing. The best I have found is Hamburg Germany.

    Posted by: Theo Garus at April 7, 2008 02:57 AM

    In Romania list ... the first town it's IASI not LASI.

    Posted by: Popescu Constantin at April 7, 2008 03:07 PM

    How do I get Google Earth to update the area where I live? There have been many changes due to development and agricultural activities. The last update was sometime in early 2005.

    Posted by: Santanu Chatterjee at April 10, 2008 10:46 AM

    What about the Philippines?? Its been ages since an update??!

    Posted by: Joe Rees at April 12, 2008 04:15 AM

    And how about Bristol, England. Many changes...
    Anyways keep up the good work :)

    Posted by: Joe Rees at April 12, 2008 04:18 AM

    waht is about south of germany ? South from munic we have a lot of changes and the last update was sometime in 2002.

    good work, big planet but slow updates :-(

    Posted by: Oliver at April 16, 2008 07:52 PM

    When will the Fresno area be updated?
    The current data is FIVE years old.
    I bought the Pro version and it's useless!
    It has the same images as when I bought the first version of Keyhole.

    Interestingly enough, the imagery for the Owens valley was updated when Steve Fossett went missing and that's only 40 miles away as the crow files.

    Posted by: Robert Koeppel at April 19, 2008 05:03 PM

    I've been waiting for more than a year to see some updated imagery (with good resolution) covering Nepal. One would expect Google to be more generous in covering the place(s) with the highest mountain range in the world.

    Please don't just concentrate on North America and Europe.

    Posted by: R. Gurung at April 26, 2008 11:57 PM

    Hi,

    The Bangalore map is more than 4 years old and comes as not so pleasant surprise especially when Google has a software development centre here.

    Major roads and residential layouts have sprung up in last 5 years. People from all over the world come here for business/pleasure and it would be helpful to them as well as we residents if we can see the latest satelite images of Bangalore.

    It would be great if Google can update the latest maps for Bangalore.

    Regards,
    Deepak

    Posted by: Deepak at April 28, 2008 02:19 AM

    PLS add Lublin in Poland/EU. Largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship. ~ 51.239136 22.568665

    http://maps.google.pl/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.239136,22.568665&spn=0.30651,0.639954&z=11

    Posted by: lookay at May 5, 2008 12:24 PM

    Nepal is left out in terms of new updated high resolution imageries whereas the neighboring regions are pretty well swollen with it. But I can not think Google Earth in terms of its partiality to nations. Whatever is given is great anyway. If Google Earth was not there, we would not have made such a comment. It does not mean that we are not longing to see more good things for the Himalayas from GE.

    Posted by: Indra Sharan KC at May 5, 2008 11:05 PM

    How to show county names in Google Earth????

    Posted by: Gary G Bertsch at May 6, 2008 10:25 PM

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