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August 13, 2011
New Google Earth Imagery - August 13
Thanks to sharp-eyed GEB reader 'Andreas', it seems that Google has just pushed out a fresh imagery update. The full extent of the update is still unknown, but it appears to be quite sizable.
As is usually 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 - 13-August, 1:52pm EST]
- China: Beijing, Shenzhen -- thanks 'drone' and 'hongxz'
- Ethiopia: Gode -- thanks 'Snakeye'
- United States: Arizona (Buckeye, Camp Verde, Casa Grande), California (Bakersfield, Coalinga, Huron, Sacramento, Visalia), Illinois (Harrisburg), Iowa (Des Moines, Sioux City), Missouri (Columbia, Jefferson City, Joplin), Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha), New Mexico (Carlsbad, Farmington), New York (Rochester), Ohio (Dayton), Oklahoma (Tulsa), Texas (Abilene, Big Spring, Dalhart, Junction, Monahams) -- thanks 'Alex', 'Andreas', 'Munden' and 'Steven'
As 'Munden' points out in the comments, the imagery from the tornado that struck Joplin, MO is stunning:
If you find any other updated areas, please leave a comment and let us know!
Posted by mickmel at August 13, 2011 11:34 AM
Comments
Posted by: eHOG at August 13, 2011 12:02 PM
USA:
Bakersfield, CA
Huron, CA
Jefferson City, MO
Posted by: Munden at August 13, 2011 12:27 PM
USA:
Des Moines, Iowa
Omaha, Nebraska
Posted by: Munden at August 13, 2011 12:28 PM
Joplin, MO (just look at the damage track from the tornado)
Posted by: Munden at August 13, 2011 12:31 PM
China: Shenzhen
Posted by: drone at August 13, 2011 12:49 PM
Gode in Ethiopia has new 2010 imagery.
Posted by: Snakeye at August 13, 2011 12:51 PM
California: Visalia, Coalinga, and Sacramento
Arizona: Camp Verde, Large sections east and southwest of Tucson
Texas: Monahams, Abilene, Junction
Oklahoma: Tulsa
Missouri: Columbia
Illinois: Harrisburg
Ohio: Dayton
Posted by: Steven at August 13, 2011 1:25 PM
Rochester, NY
Posted by: Munden at August 13, 2011 1:29 PM
Beijing,China
Posted by: hongxz at August 13, 2011 1:40 PM
VA from Sweden ;)
Greetz from Crete
Posted by: Andreas at August 13, 2011 4:18 PM
Orkney Islands (Northern Scotland)
At last! :o)
Posted by: David Scott at August 13, 2011 4:34 PM
The Shetland Isles to the north of Scotland also have updates - including the island of Unst, the most northerly part of the UK, and the small island of Foula, the most remote inhabited place in the UK - and good to see these at last. But the dark and cloudy imagery around Lerwick, 'capital' of the Shetlands, is now inexplicably poorer.
Posted by: Chris at August 13, 2011 7:30 PM
Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted by: Alex at August 13, 2011 7:42 PM
Pejë, Deçan, Junik in Kosovo (10/30/3010).
Posted by: Edi at August 13, 2011 9:07 PM
^^
2010 :))
Posted by: Edi at August 13, 2011 9:08 PM
When will the Historical Imagery and KML Be updated Also Add HISTORICAL IMAGERY FOR CONNECTICUT. ON YAHOO MAPS THERE IS Imagery OF CENTRAL CT FROM 2004! i think that image should be on google earth
Posted by: Googleearthfan at August 14, 2011 3:00 PM
You should update imagery EVERY DAY
Posted by: Jonahrf at August 14, 2011 3:03 PM
I am always appreciative of new imagery to peruse. That said, I'm eagerly awaiting a massive update for Ireland.
Posted by: Tom Lynch at August 14, 2011 4:09 PM
Looking nice updates.
Posted by: Jim Ken at August 15, 2011 2:42 AM
It looks like just about every major urban area in the US has updated imagery from 2010/2011, though there is one area I noticed that has yet to do that: the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Much of the region still has coverage from 2006 and downtown Minneapolis is from 2002. Even though I'm not from that area, I think it should be updated as there is a new Twins MLB Ballpark that opened last year and a Univ. of MN football stadium that opened in 2009. Just saying.
Posted by: GT at August 15, 2011 2:50 AM
KML is updated.
Posted by: Dave Timpe at August 15, 2011 8:01 PM
When will Google update the images in Southern Oregon? The last image update was back in july 2010
Posted by: Paul Lucas at August 19, 2011 12:10 PM
Please update Pakistan's view,3D and street views.I'm ardently waiting for it.........
Posted by: Muhammad Usama Azhar at August 26, 2011 4:11 PM
Imagery Updated -> Egypt:6 October City
Posted by: Doda at August 28, 2011 11:36 AM
how do i find my property [ home ] ?
Posted by: jim lovejoy at September 18, 2011 3:31 PM
It looks likes on the night of September 21st 2011 Google pushed out a new imagery update!
Posted by: jonahrf at September 21, 2011 9:23 PM
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Imagery date: 5/17/2011