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Hong Kong protests visible in Google Earth

December 5, 2014

We are always on the look out for recent events that make it into Google Earth imagery. With sudden events such as the Napa Valley earth quake or the Koslanda landslide we only get to see the aftermath. Google Earth imagery is not real time, but occasionally we get to see events while they are still on-going, such as Hawaii’s Kilauea lava flows.

The on-going protests in Hong Kong began in late September. Since then, Google has added imagery for Hong Kong taken on October 12th and October 17th. Although you can’t make out a lot of detail, there are clearly some tents and a lot of activity on what is normally a busy highway. See the location in Street View to get an idea of what the area normally looks like, then have a look at this Photo Sphere to see it during the protests.

To find the location in Google Earth download this KML file

Hong Kong protests

We found out about the story here.

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: hong kong

Google launches Street View in Hungary and Lesotho; expands in Poland and Romania

April 23, 2013

Google has pushed out some significant updates to their Street View imagery today, launching in Hungary and Lesotho and greatly expanding their imagery in Poland and Romania (along with other parts of the world, including France, Italy, Russia, Singapore and Thailand).  Thanks to GEB reader ‘Munden’ for being the first to let us know about this update.

lesotho

Not only have they added all of this imagery, but they’ve added quite a few new places using their trike system, such as Sha Tin Che Kung Temple in Hong Kong.

As always, remember that this imagery can be viewed in Google Maps but can also be viewed directly in Google Earth.  Here’s how that works:

You can read more about this update in this post on the Google Lat Long Blog.

Filed Under: Google Earth News, Sightseeing Tagged With: france, hong kong, italy, poland, romania, russia, singapore, street view, thailand



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