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February Update of Google Earth Imagery

Written by Randy Post
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
I don't know about you, but I've found Google Earth to be a very useful tool in my practice. Whether it is scoping out a site I've never seen before or creating a boring location plan or other figure for a report. Feel the same way? Then you might be interested in some recent (February 19, 2008) updates to Google Imagery and other data. Higher resolution images are always welcome! Comprehensive list after the break. This list is courtesy of Google LatLong Blog by way of the Google Maps Mania Blog. New high resolution: Americas: - Canada: Significant amount of British Columbia, Oxford County (Ontario) - USA: Madera (CA), Fernly (NV), Silver Springs (NV), Yerington (NV), Cambria (CA), Creston (CA), Delaware, Connecticut Europe and Africa: - Spain: Avila, Burgos, San Sebastian - Portugal: Lisbon - South Africa: 2.5m imagery for western half of the country Asia & Oceania: - New Zealand: Auckland, Wanganui Province, Tararua Province - Australia: Sydney, Newcastle Updated Imagery: Americas: - Canada: Vancouver - USA: Portland (OR), Bay Area (SF, Oakland, Peninsula), San Simeon (CA), Morro Bay (CA), Garden Farms (CA), San Louis Obispo (CA), Arroyo Grande (CA), Nipomo (CA), Santa Maria (CA), California City (CA), San Bernardino County (CA), Riverside County (CA), Salt Lake City (UT), Denver (CO), Kalamazoo (MI), Detroit (MI), Hardee County (FL), Martin County (FL), Tampa (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Boston (MA) Onodaga County (NY), Norfolk (VA), Island County (WA), the state of Hawaii, the state of Ohio, the state of Louisiana, the state of Virginia, and the state New Jersey. - Cuba: Havana - Brazil: Sao Paolo Europe and Africa: - France: Tours - Italy: Torino - Spain: Almeria, Logrono, Pamplona, Santander, Segovia, Valladolid, Alicante, Bilbao, Castellon, Cordoba, Coruna, Costa Blanca, Elche, Gijon, Huelva, Leon, Oviedo, Salamanca, Vigo, Vitoria, Catalunya, Andalucia - UK: Kent, Norfolk - Switzerland: Zimmerburg, Pfannenstiel - Denmark: Copenhagen - Finland: Helsinki - Norway: Oslo - Iceland: Reykijavik - Ukraine: Kiev - Latvia: Riga - Serbia: Belgrade - Kenya: Nairobi - Senegal: Dakar Asia: - Turkmenistan: Ashkhabad - Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek - Myanmar: Rangoon Updated Terrain: State of Arkansas Related Items: Digital Mapping Duopoly Google Earth for Geotechnical Engineers and Geologists Arizona Wells Ontario-geofish Blog technorati tags: Google Earth Google mapping aerial photography remote sensing ! Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Title Comment Write the displayed characters
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 March 2008 )