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August 10, 2010
New Google Earth Imagery - August 10
Google Earth has just rolled out some fresh imagery for us! Thanks to GEB reader 'Cristobal' for being the first to let us know about it.
[UPDATE 12-August: Google's blog post about the update has been released, and the KML file
has been updated]
As is almost always the case, you can use Google Maps to determine for sure whether or not a specific area is fresh. This new imagery isn't in Google Maps yet, so you can compare Earth vs. Maps to see what's new; the fresh imagery is already in Google Earth, but the old imagery is still in Google Maps. If you compare the two side-by-side and they're not identical, that means that you've found a freshly updated area in Google Earth!
[UPDATED -- 11-August, 7:16am EST]
- Angola: Luanda and Cataumbela -- thanks 'Snakeye'
- Argentina: Buenos Aires -- thanks 'Cristobal'
- Australia: Various areas -- thanks 'Pete'
- Chile: Coquimbo and La Serena -- thanks 'Cristobal'
- China: Dalian, Nanning -- thanks 'Cristobal'
- Japan: Various cities -- thanks 'Munden'
- Poland: Dobrzyn and Wisla -- thanks 'Przekek'
- Thailand: Sattahip -- thanks 'Munden'
- United States: Chicago, IL -- thanks 'ChrisK'
- Uruguay: Various areas -- thanks 'Roberto'
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City -- thanks 'Cristobal'
If you find any other updated areas, please leave a comment and let us know!
Posted by mickmel at August 10, 2010 2:57 PM
Comments
Posted by: ChrisK at August 10, 2010 3:30 PM
Chicago IL, USA (July 1st, 2010)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (June 10, 2010)
Posted by: Cristobal Jordan at August 10, 2010 3:31 PM
Excellent! Buenos Aires updated!
Thanks.
Posted by: Daniel Alvarez at August 10, 2010 4:05 PM
CHINA
- Nanning (Western part. February 28, 2010)
- Dalian (October 29, 2009)
CHILE
- La Serena (June 12, 2010)
- Coquimbo (June 12, 2010)
Posted by: Cristobal Jordan at August 10, 2010 4:13 PM
Japan: Kanazawa, Nikko, Nagasaki, Kawatana-Town west to Tawaragaurachō.
Posted by: Munden at August 10, 2010 4:20 PM
Poland: Dobrzyń nad Wisłą (01 august 2009)
Posted by: Przekek at August 10, 2010 4:45 PM
Thailand: Sattahip
Posted by: Munden at August 10, 2010 5:11 PM
Northern Laos
Posted by: Donalbain at August 10, 2010 5:55 PM
Luanda and Catumbela in Angola also have new 2010 imagery.
Posted by: Snakeye at August 10, 2010 6:01 PM
Brasil: Maringá
Posted by: callimero at August 10, 2010 6:14 PM
Misiones, Argentina: Leandro N. Alem, Santa Ana, Campo Viera, San Ignacio
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: Atucha Nuclear Plant, Lima, Zárate
Posted by: pertile at August 10, 2010 6:21 PM
Area north of Wollongong, Australia is from 12 July 2010.
Posted by: Pete at August 10, 2010 7:08 PM
Burma/Myanmar: Yangon and the area just south of it
Posted by: Munden at August 10, 2010 7:10 PM
India: Visakhapatnam (again. that area got an update quite recently)
Posted by: Munden at August 10, 2010 7:14 PM
Updates in Uruguay for beaches to the SW of Montevideo: Las Toscas, Parque del Plata, Las Vegas, La Floresta, Costa Azul and Guazuvira Nuevo. Thanks!
Posted by: Roberto at August 10, 2010 8:40 PM
My area in Maumee Ohio is so outdated that the house I built in 2008 still doesn't exist.
Posted by: Ken at August 10, 2010 10:49 PM
The area where I work, Tete and Moatize in Mozambique (where big coal mining installations are being built) has new imagery that is less than 2 month old. Awesome!
Posted by: Antonio Teixeira at August 11, 2010 7:32 AM
Modesto,CA
Posted by: Andreas at August 11, 2010 8:33 AM
Demak, Kudus and Surrounding area in Indonesia have the imagery updated (Indonesia get it too ;))
Posted by: okasbali at August 11, 2010 8:42 AM
Ken: you should use this form to request an update - https://earth.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=data&&hl=en
Posted by: PaSKud at August 11, 2010 9:18 AM
Duitama, Paipa - Boyacá - Colombia
Posted by: Leonardo Daniel Leidi at August 11, 2010 9:27 AM
Finland: Kotka
Posted by: ltgyqdxs at August 11, 2010 9:44 AM
Hello, today I read in my lokal newspaper that Google Earth will be adding street view imagery of Germany later this year, very good news! There apparently were some privacy issues to be solved first, that is why it took so long.
Posted by: Jan at August 11, 2010 9:57 AM
United States: Modesto, California
Posted by: Steven at August 11, 2010 11:16 AM
There is some new SPOT imagery in Guatemala.
Posted by: Steven at August 11, 2010 11:24 AM
Also, there is some new SPOT imagery in Belize, extreme western Honduras, and in Nicaragua.
Posted by: Steven at August 11, 2010 11:26 AM
There is also new SPOT imagery in Kenya and Uganda.
Posted by: Steven at August 11, 2010 11:36 AM
Sweden has more SPOT imagery, mostly along the northern coast.
Posted by: Steven at August 11, 2010 11:44 AM
Jan - Street View in Germany - apparently Google have set up a website to allow householders to request removal of images of their houses IN ADVANCE of the release of the Street View imagery. Otherwise the removal option will be as elsewhere.
Makes you wonder how householders know images breach privacy before seeing them, and also how Google will treat removal requests from just one occupier in one of the very many low and medium rise appartment buildings, perhaps with a business on the ground floor, in Germany.
Posted by: Chris at August 11, 2010 3:19 PM
New imagery seems to be in Tanzania in the killimanjaro region
Posted by: J.D. at August 12, 2010 6:17 AM
Patna, India 15/jun/2010
Posted by: Ram at August 12, 2010 10:28 AM
Google's blog post gives a link to the KML-file, but this file hasn't been updated yet. I only see the update of July 29th.
At least, at this moment (Aug. 12, 11 PM Western European Time).
Posted by: Maarten at August 12, 2010 5:22 PM
How comes you can't see the picture of the alien in berkeley heights,NJ. I searched it for a half hour
Posted by: Nick Ryckman at August 12, 2010 6:08 PM
The Google blog may say the KML has been updated, but as of 9:00 PM US EDT, it hasn't been.
Posted by: ChrisK at August 12, 2010 9:02 PM
New Images in kuwait
Managf and Ahmadi and North Jahra Military Airport
Posted by: faleeri at August 13, 2010 3:58 AM
kml for update not for august but only for last months ..check it !
Posted by: azimi at August 13, 2010 6:20 AM
KML is updated now! But what a poor quality some imagery has. For example: 6 45 25 S 107 19 50 E, the area of Cipeundeuy, Indonesia, is almost black! Looks like is was taken during the nigth. The same for the new imagery of Buenos Aires, southern part. It's not really an improvement.... And probably many other places...
Posted by: Maarten at August 13, 2010 11:22 AM
It looks like the image quality for Chicago has degraded. But it is good to finally see the new runway and other improvements at O'Hare finally.
Posted by: .Q at August 13, 2010 5:37 PM
INDIA - Goa --> April 2010
Posted by: Ram at August 14, 2010 3:17 PM
Conakry, Guinea
Posted by: NDIAYE at August 15, 2010 5:34 AM
Please update Iceland
Posted by: Mattiazer at August 23, 2010 6:54 PM
Possible new round of updates August 24.
Pittsburgh, PA imagery now July 3, 2010.
Posted by: ChrisK at August 24, 2010 3:59 PM
Please Update Mt. Merapi, Indonesia
we got crisis time here, we couldn't even see here because almost everyday that mountain always covered up by mist and its erupted every single day. Thanks!
Posted by: Latif Arifudin at November 4, 2010 2:43 PM
Request for new imagery of Arun Valley in Nepal
Posted by: Bibek Dahal at January 13, 2011 8:39 AM
Thanks for better image of Arun Valley but it is still very old (2002).
Posted by: Bibek Dahal at January 13, 2011 8:42 AM
Request for new imagery of Bali Island. Thanks
Posted by: Netsu at September 28, 2011 11:02 AM
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