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May 26, 2009
Google MapMaker - 64 New Countries Google Maps and Google Earth
Google announced today the release of 64 new countries with map data thanks to the efforts of hundreds of people around the world contributing map data for countries which until now had little or no map data online. Last year, Google released Google Map Maker to make it easier for people to contribute, and moderate, the introduction of map data which would ultimately be included in Google Maps and Google Earth. One thing the announcement didn't say is that the new road data is not only visible in Google Maps, but also Google Earth (if you turn on the Roads layer). Other data in the maps (points of interest marks in the new maps such as schools, museums, etc. - don't appear to have been moved to the Google Earth "Places of Interest" layer yet). Here's the list of 64 countries with new roads in Google Earth:
American Samoa, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Martinique, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Reunion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia.
Don't forget to try other cool layers in Google Earth such as Street View, Geographic Web, and really cool stuff under the Gallery layer folder.
Posted by FrankTaylor at May 26, 2009 8:53 PM
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Comments
Posted by: Dave at May 27, 2009 4:48 AM
check under geographic web, there a business option
Posted by: Canoro at May 27, 2009 5:59 AM
that seems to display many option that are under the "Places of Interest" folder
Posted by: Canoro at May 27, 2009 6:01 AM
Will they ever add poor Ireland????
Posted by: Mark at May 28, 2009 2:34 PM
Yes, when will they add korea. At least South Korea. You can access street level on the korean google but not regular google. ARG!
Posted by: Ryan at June 8, 2009 4:46 AM
Is there a new Samoa satellite image due soon? I think the image shown is several years old.
Posted by: Gaila at June 14, 2009 7:30 AM
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When 'ya gonna add North and South Korea?