Update Google Earth Dataset

September 11, 2006

Filed under: Did You Know?, Google — Rxbbx @ 9:25 am

Google Earth Update September 2006 Screenshot Belfeld

Google Earth updated his dataset. This update increased high resolution coverage in many areas like our own. New City areas are covered in states and countries. Visible at last.

Europe:
- The Netherlands: the rest of the country in high res.
- Belgium: big areas have been added for Antwerp, and new data for Brussels.
- Norway: Area in and around Bergen added.
- Austria: Area in southern mountains.
- Germany: Munich, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Gelsenkirchen, Erlangen/Fuerth, Ludwigshafen, Schwerte.

US:
- California: Entire state is high res, several areas updated with new higher resolution.
- Texas: New rural areas, parts of east Texas, Houston, TX updated.
- North Carolina: Wilmington, Charlotte.
- Connecticut: The entire state in high res now.
- Florida: North of Orlando and along coast near Daytona up to St. Augustine
- New York: Hudson Valley area, western areas.
- New Hamshire: Big areas in southeast.
- Maine: Large new areas along the coastline, and west central.
- Georgia: The entire state in high res now.
- Montana: The entire state in high res now.
- New Mexico: Updates around Las Cruces.
- Illinois: Unconfirmed report for Bloomington and Normal.
- Unconfirmed reports for Memphis, TN; Minneapolis, MN; and Aspen, CO.
- Washington State: County of Clark in SW WA updated.
- Oregon: Part of update above includes Portland, OR.
- Arkansas: Unconfirmed NW corner.

Japan:
- Japan: Takamatsu, Nara, Chofu, Machida added.

Other Areas:
- New Zealand: Auckland and Wellington.
- Puerto Rico: Area around San Juan

Related Links:
- Huge Update to Google Earth and Maps Aerial/Satellite Photos
- Google Maps Satellite/Aerial Photo Update September 8, 2006
- Google Earth updates first world dataset

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  1. Me hopes they get some nice pics of Okinawa in there soon :)

    Right now, me house looks like part of the supermarket… not that me wouldn’t mind that ;)

    Comment by Tiger — September 12, 2006 @ 9:34 am

  2. They have a new beta version now.

    Comment by rxbbx — September 15, 2006 @ 3:20 pm

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