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March 19, 2009
Another Sneaky Google Earth Imagery Update - March 2009
[NOTE: Article retracted. Last night I posted some information on possible new imagery, based on some speculations from some GEB readers. At first it appeared to be new, but after doing some better cross-checking it appeared it wasn't new. Others have sent comments here indicating some other new imagery. But, if you check Google's official details posted on March 4th, most of the imagery people have found were on the list. I'll leave the comments here for everyone to decide for themselves until Google verifies with a possible announcement.]
Posted by FrankTaylor at March 19, 2009 7:23 PM
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Posted by: Johan at March 19, 2009 7:46 PM
Denali National Park is largely in high res now, a very recent update if not brand new. Maybe someone paying more attention can verify.
Posted by: Sawdust at March 19, 2009 9:02 PM
British COlumbia has recieved some high res, mostly in the south eastern portion, seems to be from a lot of different sources as it looks like a patchwork.
Posted by: Daniel M at March 19, 2009 9:07 PM
Simultaneously updated at the same time! That's outrageously preposterous. I demand they stop and halt instantly, right now.
Posted by: Dept of Extraneous Excess at March 19, 2009 9:09 PM
Thessaloniki (Greece) has been updated, with... what seems to be worse imagery unfortunately.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.620728,22.976704&t=h&z=13
Posted by: alani at March 19, 2009 10:02 PM
Wisconsin has had high resolution in GE for two or three weeks already.
Posted by: Alan at March 19, 2009 10:33 PM
I think that there is a new imagery around Monza, Italy. The images are from july 2008.
Posted by: Ilia at March 20, 2009 3:35 AM
Dear Frank,
I am 100% sure that the imagery is new. I run a webpage with a GM mashup and the imagery is obviously new (and the georeferencing has slightly changed). I know by heart the imagery of my city and now there are regions with clouds and an airplane caught while flying over the sea :)
Posted by: alani at March 20, 2009 1:13 PM
maybe one of these milleniums they will update the imagery in and around the new Mets and Yankees stadiums (in Queens and Bronx, NY), they've only been under construction for 3 years. Shea Stadium is already torn down for crying out loud. But I don't wanna sound bitter, I love GoogleEarth :)
Posted by: YourUncle at March 21, 2009 12:00 AM
In my region their replaced new images with the old ones: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.240973,21.011433&spn=0.003318,0.006856&z=17. There is a building site already as u can see on older images.
Posted by: fjk at March 22, 2009 7:37 PM
Any chance of some updates on Morocco, specifically the coastal area north and south of Essaouira. There's a new airport, a Gary Player Golf course under construction and a lot of building going on all over the place (north and south) with international hotels etc etc?
Posted by: Jimmy Turner at March 23, 2009 10:47 AM
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Have you already seen their preview of GeoEye imagery?
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/taste-of-whats-to-come.html
And: http://earth.google.com/geoeye/ (with embedded examples)