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December 7, 2011
New Google Earth Imagery - December 7
Google Earth has just rolled out some fresh imagery for us! Thanks to GEB reader 'Andreas' for being the first to let us know about it.
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 -- 7-December, 8:22am EST]
- France: Demigny, Paris -- thanks 'Andreas'
- Germany: Angermunde, Delmenhorst -- thanks 'Andreas'
- India: Chennai
- Norway: Jorpeland -- thanks 'Andreas'
- Romania: Oradea -- thanks 'bogdan'
- Spain: Barcelona
- Thailand: Ratchaburi -- thanks 'Andy'
- United States: Arkansas (Pine Bluff), Georgia (Athens)
If you find any other updated areas, please leave a comment and let us know!
Posted by mickmel at December 7, 2011 7:15 AM
Comments
Posted by: Andreas Möller at December 7, 2011 7:21 AM
Norway: Jørpeland
Posted by: Andreas Möller at December 7, 2011 7:25 AM
Thailand: Ratchaburi
Posted by: Andy at December 7, 2011 7:39 AM
Oradea,Romania.
Posted by: bogdan at December 7, 2011 8:09 AM
PAKISTAN: Loralai, Kharan, Sahiwal, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Japmpur, Dhandi, Thar, Mirpur Khaz, Cheelh, North East Karachi, Peshawar, Mansehra, Balakot, Oghi,Kaghan & Northern Areas Of PAKISTAN & Muzaffarabad (AZAD KASHMIR)./
Posted by: Hafeez Ullah Khan at December 7, 2011 8:24 AM
I don't know if it appeared today, but there is recent imagery for Santiago de Chile
Posted by: cronban at December 7, 2011 8:39 AM
Ireland, North of Drogheda, Ennistymon in Clare, Abbeyfeale in Limerick, Youghal & Belgooly in Cork and a long strip from south Wexford Coast northwards to Dunlavin.
Posted by: Noel at December 7, 2011 9:02 AM
San Marcos, TX and areas south of San Marcos.
Posted by: James at December 7, 2011 10:12 AM
Dalhart and Dumas, TX
Posted by: McMaster_de at December 7, 2011 12:33 PM
what about Slovakia? photos were there updated about half a year ago... but these photos are horrible.. full of clouds and i cant see there almost anything.. i mean exact area... its about 25 km to the east from capital city Bratislava, near city Senec :)
Posted by: Norbert Chromek - 3D Slovakia at December 7, 2011 1:11 PM
St George, UT; Colorado Springs, CO
Posted by: GT at December 7, 2011 2:32 PM
@ Noel - IRELAND - thanks for your info, but you don't comment on the very mixed quality of the images there, particularly the very poor dark and cloudy patches. In fact in the majority of the updated areas the quality of 'historic' images is better than the new. This continuing issue is making me hope that my favourite places on GE are not updated!
Posted by: Chris at December 7, 2011 5:18 PM
Paris was updated, but I don't like the quality of the imagery. It has the same unnatural purple-like color as many of the other recent updates in France. Not really an improvement...
Posted by: Maarten at December 7, 2011 5:35 PM
I am SO glad Colorado Springs has been finally updated. We went from 2006 to 10/22/2011 imagery. Much of Pikes Peak still bleached out but you can see the train on the summit :)
Posted by: gulo at December 7, 2011 8:30 PM
USA:
Poughkeepsie, New York
(as a note, you can see the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome aircraft collection now)
Cameron, Texas (both Dalhart (Aug 15) and Dumas (Oct 5) are old imagery)
Posted by: Munden at December 7, 2011 9:44 PM
Spain: Not just Barcelona, but most of Catelonia was updated. The exception is the NW corner.
Italy:
Milazzo and Sersale
Posted by: Munden at December 7, 2011 10:03 PM
WHAT, ABOUT LATINOAMERICA.
ARE WE, DISPENSABLES?
Posted by: german at December 7, 2011 11:15 PM
Turkey: Söke
Posted by: Munden at December 7, 2011 11:52 PM
New imagery in Bosnia a strip from central Bosnia (near Fojnica) all the way to Sava river.
Posted by: z c at December 8, 2011 5:09 AM
PARIS - it's good to see high res aerial photography for this great city ... only problem is (judging from the length of shadows and vegetation colours) that it was flown in late September/early October, leaving many of the 'deep' streets and courtyards in shadow which hides detail.
It might be possible for Google to modify contrast, aside from the wider issue of colour balance, but the only real answer in densely packed cities at these latitudes in the northern hemisphere is to get images flown in June/July.
All the technical and information superstructure now built on GE and Maps is only as good as the quality of the foundation of images.
Posted by: Chris at December 8, 2011 7:13 AM
Germán said: "WHAT, ABOUT LATINOAMERICA.
ARE WE, DISPENSABLES"
Remember CELAC birth: Now we are dispensables for USA, but we will win!!!! :)
Hasta la victoria siempre!
Posted by: Leonardo at December 8, 2011 8:56 AM
SW corner of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada, has been updated.
Posted by: tofurkey at December 8, 2011 1:46 PM
They've already pushed the images to Google Maps. I guess they're eager to get this dealt with being near the holidays.
Posted by: Munden at December 8, 2011 9:23 PM
Poland - areas just west of Warsaw: Żyrardów, Pruszków
Posted by: PiotrZ at December 9, 2011 11:09 AM
Canada: Orillia and Gravenhurst, Ontario
Posted by: TheRealBMac at December 9, 2011 1:46 PM
KMZ for 7 December update is available / will have arrived
Posted by: Chris at December 9, 2011 4:24 PM
Interesting today a second strip appeared in BiH right next to the first one dated 11 April 2011 but are not included updated kmz file. And now they can be accessed only going through historical imagery. Why? They are clearly better then the previous in that there where no hd images for the area.
Posted by: z c at December 10, 2011 8:07 AM
There has not been a update for 21 days. what happened?
Posted by: Jonahrf at December 28, 2011 7:38 PM
There has not been a update for 31 days, now.
Posted by: JI at January 7, 2012 12:32 PM
Bryan, TX
Posted by: Sarah at January 8, 2012 8:48 AM
I just noticed some new imagery in the SF Bay Area (East Bay region) of CA from this past October
Posted by: GT at January 11, 2012 5:52 PM
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