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Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Update from Google Earth

April 24, 2006

Last Friday Google updated the satellite data used for Google Maps so it now has the many updates recently made to the Google Earth database. This means the new high resolution data for all of Germany, many places in Europe, the new 3″/pixel data for Las Vegas, and many other places are now available to Google Maps users. A big part of the change is that, when zoomed out, the Earth’s land masses will look more green because Google is now using a dataset from a company called TrueEarth.
Here are some blog entries with details on the changes:

  • Big update 23-Mar-2006 – TrueEarth update, Germany, tropical islands, and more.
  • Maldive Island group – beautiful hi-res islands – see in Google Maps
  • Las Vegas, Nevada – 3 inch/pixel data – see in Google Maps
  • Stonehenge – now in high-resolution – see in Google Maps
  • Big update 18-Apr-2006 – Most of western Europe gets updated

From a Google Maps perspective, only the data updates to the aerial and satellite photos are significant. The updates to things like place names you will need to use Google Earth to see.
While we are on this subject, OgleEarth points to a hidden feature allowing you to bring up Google Earth for the current view in Google Maps. If you choose the “Link to this page” option in Google Maps after searching for a location, you can bring up the same view in Google Earth by appending “&output=kml” to the URL.
[EDIT 18:10 EDT: Some folks have discovered that as part of these updates Google Maps and Google Earth can now give directions to most European areas – see example for Paris to Berlin.]

About Frank Taylor

Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.

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Comments

  1. cory says

    April 24, 2006 at 11:35 am

    Well, no updates to my hometown. Still a green blur. I guess Stone Henge is more important than the beautiful, bucolic Athens, Ohio? Puhleaze.

  2. Clint Laskowski says

    April 24, 2006 at 11:38 am

    When is SE Wisconsin (Milwaukee) going to get some decent resolution. Currently it completely sucks. Terraserver, even in the non-subscribe mode, provides better resolution.

  3. Eugene f says

    April 24, 2006 at 11:46 am

    What happend to 3d buildings, I thought at one point google would allow users to view buildings in a 3d aspect. Othewrise what is the point of tilting up and down?

  4. Frank Taylor says

    April 24, 2006 at 11:55 am

    Eugene, you can see the 3D buildings in Google Earth for 38 major metropolitan areas in the US. You just need to turn on the “Buildings” layer. Even Las Vegas has a few buildings done, but not the more architecturally interesting casinos so far.
    There are a lot of stories about 3D buildings here:
    http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=buildings

  5. John says

    April 24, 2006 at 12:18 pm

    Yeah, same for us in northeastern Ky. New photos, but same, poor resolution. Yahoo maps is much, much better, check out the comparison:
    http://www.houseofboyd.com/?p=344

  6. macewan says

    April 24, 2006 at 12:28 pm

    The rural areas of eastern North Carolina need better pictures.

  7. Chris says

    April 24, 2006 at 12:56 pm

    Yeah, I noticed the “update” last week. I used to have great resolution in my neighborhood – Hartford, WI and now it’s terrible.
    Back before Google bought keyhole, the maps for Milwaukee were great. As far as I can see, the quality of maps is getting WORSE, not better.

  8. jamon says

    April 24, 2006 at 12:58 pm

    to be technically correct, satellite photography is not used in google earth. the only current satellite system of appropriate resolution is russia’s spin-2 which is not included in the google dataset. the rest of the space-based data is “imagery” not “photography.”

  9. aaron says

    April 24, 2006 at 1:35 pm

    nothing for maine in the usa still. looks like i still wont be using gearth sorry

  10. Matt says

    April 24, 2006 at 1:51 pm

    Yeah, SE Wisconsin never shows up. Our resolution sucks? Is Milwaukee hell, or are we just non-existant? Please refer to the Drew Carey show for more details.

  11. wom says

    April 24, 2006 at 2:08 pm

    I love using Google Earth, especially when it comes to determining directions from one point to another.
    I don’t understand Google’s pursuit of Maps. I think Google Earth is widely used and that should be their focus when it comes to navigation.

  12. Kevinchai says

    April 24, 2006 at 3:23 pm

    I get really good detail on my town! You can see everything down to the cars in my driveway!

  13. Tristan Dion says

    April 24, 2006 at 5:43 pm

    Yah, despite the great resolution that some of the more popular and heavily populated areas can be seen with, I’m still wondering when all those people from out in the middle of nowhere such as myself will get a chance to see our own house’s too. I’m not particularly a big fan of looking at a giant green blob that’s supposedly supposed to be my hometown and can only be viewed somewhat clearly at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Though some of the thing’s you’ll find on Google Earth are still quite amusing. I found one area that you can see 3 completely different seasons that only encompases a few square miles!
    http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6067/image18ku.jpg

  14. Victor Bobier says

    April 25, 2006 at 5:56 am

    How about a good closeup of Yermo, CA? Part of the movie “The Incredible Hulk” was filmed there and You can’t identify the local streets there, Also in Lenwood, CA there is a short Dirt road named Knight Rd(Realtor) or Knight Ct.(SW Gas) that is seen and not labeled(It’s south of 3rd st and east of Paris Ave and west of the Church parking lot).

  15. Vic Libranda says

    April 25, 2006 at 10:55 am

    I sure hope we get more detail for Guam and Philippines. There is a lot of Golf courses I would like to study in these places.

  16. Conor O'Neill says

    April 25, 2006 at 6:01 pm

    Any chance you could cover more than a tiny bit of Ireland considering your European HQ is here?
    Microsoft Local Live goes right down to local side-street level in my little town.

  17. codeman38 says

    April 26, 2006 at 11:55 am

    cory: Sounds a lot like another Athens– specifically, the one in Georgia, which only has ridiculously low-res imagery on Google.
    Interestingly, maps.ask.com and the Yahoo Maps beta have much better imagery of Athens, Georgia than Google… but their aerial photos of Macon, my previous home, are seriously out of date compared to Google’s.

  18. kris says

    May 17, 2006 at 4:33 am

    hey google earth people.. u guys rock!!! my class is using ur program for a project… but can u guys update on GUAM.. please… cuz on the version we are using now.. its only a blob of green land.. please and thank you.. oh and also the Philippines… =]

  19. Beatrice Shanholtz says

    May 27, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    This is so neat! Can you update the info on the Outerbanks, NC. It is old views as places like the Cabana East Motel that was next to Shore Leave, is no longer there. Still trying to find out about The Wharf. Thanks.

  20. Dennis den Boer says

    October 30, 2006 at 8:04 am

    I like Google Earth very much and watch it whenever I got time for it. I hope you will continue to make it larger and larger, because I find it such an atractive site.
    Yours Truly,
    Dennis.

  21. Ja9 says

    November 26, 2006 at 2:48 pm

    I love google earh because it gives a great view of da wrld….although I hope U can update the Philippines (spclly Paniqui, Tarlac)…there are alot of blurry places I hope U guys can update it ASAP….thnkxz 🙂

  22. JH says

    January 16, 2007 at 3:44 am

    > Image Details <
    Does anyone know why the low elevation images in Google Maps are more detailed than most of low elevation images in Google Earth?

  23. Frank Taylor says

    January 16, 2007 at 7:51 am

    Right now, I believe the Google Maps and Earth databases for imagery are the same. There are times when the two are out of synch when they do a big update, or when they have done very small updates. But, this usually only lasts a few days.
    Google Earth also lets you zoom down to a lower elevation than Google Maps, so it is usually Google Earth that appears to have higher resolution. This really is just a limitation in Google Maps zoom levels, the imagery is the same.
    Can you give the coordinates for an example of what you are talking about?

  24. Stefan says

    April 8, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    I was now 2 times in Shimla / Himachal Pradesh / India. Its a very nice hilltown on the foots of Himalaya. I saw on GoogleEarth only the west part of Shimla. This part is not so interesting. I hope ‘they’ will update the east part of Shimla soon…. S.P. Germany Apr. 2007

  25. Richard Martin says

    April 19, 2007 at 11:39 am

    Who doesn’t like that Google maps shot of Vegas? If you can’t be there, G-maps is the best thing I’ve found so far!

  26. fourdram says

    April 27, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    How often are the images in Google Earth updated?

  27. d says

    June 19, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    Maps for TR7 updated & now at least 5 years older. Why

  28. Pat says

    June 29, 2007 at 1:21 am

    Geeze, – Alot of griping here for something that’s FREE, and incredibly beautiful & interesting. – Thank you Google! – As far as resolution, some spots ARE better than others, but be patient out there. – I live in Jacksonville< Fl. (USA) and if you ‘fly’ out to the mouth of the St. Johns River, where it empties into the Atlantic, check out the Mayport naval Base on the South side of the river. – Zoom in enough, and you’ll see an aircraft carrier, – more zoom will let you see a fighter jet on the flight deck that you can almost read the numbers on! – How’s THAT for resolution?

  29. keith says

    August 25, 2007 at 6:30 am

    what is the date of current map please..keith.

  30. Steve says

    September 5, 2007 at 2:23 pm

    I feel your resolution pain when I try to find my folks house in upstate NY but even those of us in not so rural areas are missing data. I actually live in Discovery Bay, California, 40 miles form Silicon Valley and my 4 year old house does not seem to exist according to Google Earth. It’s still a dirt lot. I love this application and think it is great for teaching our kids about the world and geo but it’s hard to convince my kids that it is anything more than old technology since it is updated so rarely. Google Earth is to cutting edge as ethernet cables are to wireless networks they say….
    -S

  31. ray says

    September 6, 2007 at 7:55 am

    How do we find out when images were captured?

  32. Jayzon Ragasa says

    September 30, 2007 at 9:54 pm

    Is there anyway google map guys can broadcast or posts their next map update? if there is, please post the link. Thank you

  33. Fred says

    October 15, 2007 at 6:28 am

    Google Earth crashes more than Wile E. Cyote. I like the idea of the program but I can’t stand the instability.

  34. mohammed kassim says

    October 20, 2007 at 10:02 am

    wont the map to appear in wy website

  35. David says

    October 27, 2007 at 10:51 pm

    Anyone know perhaps how to view the old maps?

  36. Ron Mason says

    October 28, 2007 at 9:20 am

    I live in Taylorsville,Kentucky and would like to know if and when the photo of my location will be updated to have better resolution?

  37. travis sidebottom says

    December 21, 2007 at 3:06 pm

    I also live in Taylorsville and i would like to be able to see my house. When will there be an update where i can

  38. Nathan says

    January 29, 2008 at 6:09 am

    Still no update in Philippines, I hope google earth can update the map of our town Capas ( 15°20’16″N 120°35’35″E)from province of Tarlac.. The Death March ended here, where thousands of filipinos and americans died during world war 2.

  39. Rex Johnson says

    February 22, 2008 at 1:32 am

    I love Google Earth… but any idea when Green Bay, Wisconsin will get more than the green blobs?
    We DO have a professional football team you know (… we’re not exactly in the middle of “nowhere”)

  40. ozgur atmaca says

    April 16, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Hello, i have a question
    is there any way of asking Google to update the satellite image for a specific area. or may be is there any paid service for this kind of thing ?
    thanks

  41. Pat Jeffries says

    April 26, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Definitely a DOWNGRADE for me. I used to be able to see my car in the drive and now the whole neighborhood is a green blur. The new resolution realy sucks in Ottawa

  42. Paul in NJ says

    May 6, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Pat, that was exactly what I said after ‘upgrading’ to 4.3.7204.0836 (beta)! I might try uninstalling the ‘upgrade’ and reinstalling the original, because it’s just not worth having this blurry mess.
    Perhaps it’s a ploy to get us to upgrade to Google Earth Plus?

  43. Al3k5aNd4R says

    May 16, 2008 at 10:41 am

    When u are update Montenegro, Capital Podgorica,
    or anyone other city in Montenegro?

  44. Fandino says

    July 11, 2008 at 4:38 am

    Still no updates for the Philippines. Do you guys even check these boards? How often do you update the maps?

  45. Ian Ritchie says

    July 13, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    How often are the images updated? I looked for a building in Aberdeen, Scotland which I know has been in existence for 2-3 years and it was not on the image in July 2008. Most of the world lives outside the good old US of A and we would like to be updated occasionally.
    Another thing-what is the logic behind which areas have good resolution? It seems random and illogical to me.

  46. jayzap says

    July 24, 2008 at 8:43 am

    Wow !. At last. We have high res imagery over major towns in Sabah, Malaysia. Thank you!.

  47. jon says

    July 30, 2008 at 7:49 am

    when are you going to update the market town of chesterfield and the surrounding areas

  48. Giovangee says

    September 4, 2008 at 9:07 am

    1) Questions about updating maps seem never to be answered directly by Google. All the US maps for my regions of interest – Tenn, Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin, Central Texas (fastest growth region in the US) – are all still over FIVE years old.
    2) To those who say “don’t gripe about something that is free” I say, some of us actually PAY for this service and need to use it for our work. While the 3Ds are fun, that does little to improve the basic functionality of Google service for regions whose images are LONG out of date.

  49. dave says

    September 17, 2008 at 1:45 am

    can someone advise me how to find satellites with google earth. does it require a gps unit?

  50. Trevor Allen says

    September 26, 2008 at 8:55 am

    When will you be updating Kirkland Lake, Ontario? Am I the only one who thinks its odd one can zoom right into Guantanamo Bay Cuba but not Northern Ontario? I see progress in the Bancroft, Ontario area, you’ve got my favourite lake cut right in half with high res.
    Trevor.

  51. Turas says

    October 16, 2008 at 6:56 am

    sound good for me, unfortunatly photos of baltic countries are not good at the moment if it’s not the big city

  52. Busby Seo Test says

    November 3, 2008 at 1:06 am

    sound good for me, unfortunatly photos of baltic countries are not good at the moment if it’s not the big city.when are you going to update the market town of chesterfield and the surrounding areas

  53. Busby SEO Test says

    November 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    Indonesia especially Bali just add into the map since last year i think. Hope will update soon for Indonesia

  54. partoba @ busby seo test says

    December 9, 2008 at 8:17 am

    Yes, G-earth now is a powerful tool to see my Lake Toba from my computer. And the resolution also great.

  55. James Morris says

    December 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    How often does the satellite maps get updated?

  56. beginner electric guitars says

    December 12, 2008 at 3:49 am

    Only famous places get frequently update. My town still look like old map.

  57. Cheap Promotional Items says

    December 16, 2008 at 5:44 am

    Photos of Philippines are not updated since year 2006, it would be nice if Google Earth update it 🙂

  58. Busby SEO Test says

    December 16, 2008 at 10:59 am

    This update is totally awesome! Google rocks!

  59. Busby SEO Test by intersindo says

    December 17, 2008 at 7:49 am

    I used google earth to see my hometown.

  60. Busby SEO Test says

    December 26, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    Me too sometimes

  61. Scott Bernhisel says

    December 29, 2008 at 12:22 am

    Are old Google Maps images available? How? Where? Is there an archive?

  62. jan renton says

    December 29, 2008 at 6:52 am

    Thank you Google, I would like to know how often you update your maps? I have got accustomed to them and I am looking for something more exciting like “street view” everywhere. Great technology.

  63. Busby SEO Test says

    December 30, 2008 at 6:12 am

    Interestingly, maps.ask.com and the Yahoo Maps beta have much better imagery of Athens, Georgia than Google

  64. khan says

    January 1, 2009 at 4:36 am

    i like google earth very much, however they never updated KARACHI my home City which is one of world most cosmopolitan city now and have many changes/development since google earth updated first. lots of new towns, buildings, flyovers, bridges, malls, shopping plaza, govt. offices, Port terminals etc. new skyscrapers has been developed. so its a request to please update KARACHI detailed imagery map. Thanks.

  65. Busby says

    January 1, 2009 at 9:27 am

    Hope this feature will show more of Asia’s map so that we could make use of it in our place. But this shows great possibilities.

  66. Ian Torode says

    January 3, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    We are now in 2009. Australias’ maps are at least 5 years old. Any chance of a more recent version. It is hard to believe a satellite has not been our way in that time.

  67. Busby says

    January 6, 2009 at 6:50 am

    I used google earth to see my hometown. but since my connection is to lame, I did it only if I missed my hometown

  68. busby seo test!!! says

    January 13, 2009 at 2:29 am

    G earth today is more better than a year ago. i love it.

  69. Busby SEO Test says

    January 19, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Hope this feature will show more of Asia’s map so that we could make use of it in our place.
    Busby SEO Test

  70. gmat says

    January 19, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    How often are the images in Google Earth updated?

  71. jammer says

    January 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Google Earth crashes more than Wile E. Cyote. I like the idea of the program but I can’t stand the instability.

  72. Steven M.Mendoza says

    January 27, 2009 at 5:09 am

    Death Valley elevation not given on Google Earth,Death Valley Airport -210 ft it stops at ZERO.Children who Google facts about Death Valley know that it tells them that it is below Sea level.But Google Earth Elevation STOPS AT ZERO.Lets fix this to show proper Elevations of the Google Earth,are there any other Earth locations below Sea Level?What about SEA MOUNTS and TRENCHES of the Planet Earth,Vents,other major objects BELOW SEA LEVELS.CURIO.curioch11@yahoo.com.2.08am 1.27.09

  73. SEO Packages says

    March 2, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    Google Earth still has a few bugs, but it is the best in it’s class. I can’t imagine what it will be like in 20 years, maybe realtime streaming videos from satellites?

  74. Search Engine Optimization Services says

    March 4, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    I like Google earth alot now Wow, I can imagine in 20 years from now they be doing real-time updates.

  75. Dubai says

    March 5, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    how often they update their google map screenshot?

  76. Simulation pret says

    May 13, 2009 at 2:17 am

    I really like Google earth. I’ve been using it for hunting when I wanted to have a better idea of my territory. Such a nice tool!

  77. glenn muzik says

    June 17, 2009 at 11:36 am

    The posted date is 2004——-this now 2009+
    when is the next fly over ?
    my zip code is 33541-1417

  78. Rusli Zainal Sang Visioner says

    June 21, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    Google Maps is cool! I can find the way home when I lost the way to go home 😀

  79. Veyton says

    August 24, 2009 at 5:49 am

    sound good for me, unfortunatly photos of baltic countries are not good at the moment if it’s not the big city.when are you going to update the market town of chesterfield and the surrounding areas

  80. John campbell says

    September 10, 2009 at 2:51 am

    I have been looking at 10 mdifferent places for the past two years but no changes have come up. This has become boring to say the least. Why is it si ?//////////////////////

  81. Doug Pate says

    September 11, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    How about improving the resolution of the SW Scotland area – especially Dumfries and surrounding area? At the moment this is hopeless to say the least. Come on Google, get your act together, after all, we are just as important to us as Las Vegas is to the Las Vegians!

  82. Snurkdipodator Blog says

    September 30, 2009 at 10:31 am

    unfortunatly photos of baltic countries are not good at the moment if it’s not the big city.

  83. Mike Flynn says

    October 12, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    When will the google maps be updated for the Oxford, MS (38655) area?

  84. FinanceR says

    November 4, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    They still haven’t indexed my hometown for some strange reason.

  85. Alleinunterhalter Köln says

    November 30, 2009 at 6:14 am

    Its not uncommon.
    My home for example wasnt indexed for a long time.
    but the update included it 🙂

  86. flood pictures says

    December 10, 2009 at 7:25 am

    Google Earth more better day by day.
    Google is the true internet leader.

  87. SEO Expert says

    December 11, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Google Earth is now improving day by day. The resolution of image is now improve very much.

  88. Engagement Ring says

    December 15, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Indeed, I can see the improvement in the Google Earth’s resolution. I know this is made basically for traffic directions, but it would be appreciated more if we can see the actual details of the store or the house. 🙂
    ^To the poster looking for golf courses here in Philippines, try “Intramuros, Manila.”

  89. Cewek Bugil says

    December 24, 2009 at 6:27 am

    Google map is seful tool… I’ve been using it for hunting when I wanted to have a better idea of my territory.

  90. Peter says

    January 13, 2010 at 9:42 am

    The Google Van Man visited Aberdeen city centre during the Summer of 2009. What is the lookahead to upload the photo’s? Thanks,

  91. Search Engine Optimization Service says

    April 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    I used to be able to see my car in the drive and now the whole neighborhood is a green blur. The new resolution realy sucks in Ottawa

  92. Carol says

    April 7, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    I have been trying to get my street on Google Maps for three years. Steinbrunner Road in Gibsons, BC is about four years old now and is still not on the “map.” Guess little old Gibsons doesn’t get updated. Not big enough or important enough. I can’t even find anyone to talk to about this. This just bugs me.

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    May 30, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    I have been trying to get my street on Google Maps for three years. Steinbrunner Road in Gibsons, BC is about four years old now and is still not on the “map.” Guess little old Gibsons doesn’t get updated. Not big enough or important enough. I can’t even find anyone to talk to about this. This just b

  94. penis enlarger says

    June 16, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Indonesia especially Bali just add into the map since last year i think. Hope will update soon for Indonesia

  95. Library App says

    June 26, 2010 at 6:29 am

    I actually live in Discovery Bay, California, 40 miles form Silicon Valley and my 4 year old house does not seem to exist according to Google Earth. It’s still a dirt lot. I love this application and think it is great for teaching our kids about the world and geo but it’s hard to convince my kids that it is anything more than old technology since it is updated so rarely.

  96. taco bell menu says

    June 28, 2010 at 7:35 am

    How about a good closeup of Yermo, CA? Part of the movie “The Incredible Hulk” was filmed there and You can’t identify the local streets there, Also in Lenwood, CA there is a short Dirt road named Knight Rd(Realtor) or Knight Ct.(SW Gas) that is seen and not labeled(It’s south of 3rd st and east of Paris Ave and west of the Church parking lot).

  97. Xerox Phaser Ink says

    July 17, 2010 at 4:06 am

    I just hope that Google map will put people privacy on the top of the list.
    Bryan

  98. Austin Buy Homes says

    July 25, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    I love Google Earth! it’s a great tool!

  99. Spruce Auto Insurance says

    July 25, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    Google Earth is one of my favorite online tools! The images are amazing.

  100. piotr says

    July 26, 2010 at 8:04 am

    google earth is just great! i use it for planning all my tours on my bicycle.

  101. Directory Submission says

    August 3, 2010 at 4:21 am

    Yeah, SE Wisconsin never shows up. Our resolution sucks? Is Milwaukee hell, or are we just non-existant? Please refer to the Drew Carey show for more details.

  102. Directory Submission says

    August 3, 2010 at 4:24 am

    Death Valley elevation not given on Google Earth,Death Valley Airport -210 ft it stops at ZERO.Children who Google facts about Death Valley know that it tells them that it is below Sea level.But Google Earth Elevation STOPS AT ZERO.Lets fix this to show proper Elevations of the Google Earth,are there any other Earth locations below Sea Level?What about SEA MOUNTS and TRENCHES of the Planet Earth,Vents,other major objects BELOW SEA LEVELS.CURIO.curioch11@yahoo.com.2.08am 1.27.09.
    Thanks

  103. handbags says

    August 11, 2010 at 3:54 am

    alley know that it tells them that it is below Sea level.But Google Earth Elevation STOPS AT ZERO.Lets fix this to show proper Elevations of the Google Earth,are there any other Earth locations below Sea Level?What about SEA MOUNTS and TRENCHES of the Planet Earth,Vents,other major objects BELOW SEA

  104. קייטרינג חלבי says

    August 12, 2010 at 9:33 am

    google earth is becoming a big technological achievement

  105. social bookmarking says

    August 15, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    I have been trying to get my street on Google Maps for three years. Steinbrunner Road in Gibsons, BC is about four years old now and is still not on the “map.” Guess little old Gibsons doesn’t get updated. Not big enough or important enough. I can’t even find anyone to talk to about this. This just bugs me.

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  107. Sweet poems says

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  109. male enlarger says

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