New Google Earth data released!

Mickey · 08-16-2005, 06:28 AM

As many of you have already noticed, Google Earth has a fresh set of data covering much of it. Here are the details, as per the Keyhole BBS.

This new database has over 100 added/updated cities. It also updates the BBS layers to a snapshot from August 5th.

For new users, this will be your first major database update... enjoy!

0.7m/pixel
Aguas Calientes, Amman, Anchorage, Athens, Baghdad,
Barcelona, Basra, Belgrade, Belo Horizonte,
Boise City, Brasillia, Brisbane, Canberra,
Cape Town, Casablanca, Durban, Fairbanks,
Fortaleza, Guadalajara, Halifax, Helena,
Honolulu, Istanbul, Karachi, Las Vegas,
Lima, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Naples,
Perth, Quebec, Regina, Reval, Rio de Janeiro,
Rome, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), San Salvador,
Santiago, Santo Domingo, Saskatoon, Skopje,
Spokane, Tunis, Vancouver, Windhoek, Winnipeg

Mt. Everest

Berlin, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Hamburg, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Mexico City

1ft/pixel
Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu,
Kansas City, Long Beach, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans,
New York, Niagara, Philadelphia, Phoenix,
Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco,
St. Louis, Washington DC

San Francisco, Cleveland, Lexington, Mobile, Seattle,
Sea Island, Harrisburg, Salt Lake City

6in/pixel
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver,
Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Jersey City, Las Vegas,
Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Newark,
Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle,
St. Louis, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Washington DC

Peter McGrath · 08-16-2005, 11:05 AM

Excellent - not mentioned above but:

Sydney Australia's CBD and eastern suburbs are now no longer just a fuzzy blur...

Weird thing is the gps co-ordinates seem to have changed about 30 metres in the process.....

yguillo2 · 08-16-2005, 01:34 PM

How Can I Download Theses News Actualizations ???

Steeefan · 08-16-2005, 01:36 PM

Once you zoom in on a city listed above you will see the new stuff.

Genosse Pumuckl · 08-16-2005, 01:41 PM

Are these completly new pics or just the same but in higher Res ?

Cause, if the pics are new, all moveable objects might be disappeared

Mickey · 08-16-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genosse Pumuckl

Are these completly new pics or just the same but in higher Res ?

New pics.

Quote:

Cause, if the pics are new, all moveable objects might be disappeared

Yep. We're discussing the best way to handle that on the site...

mbeale · 08-16-2005, 02:56 PM

check out the res at Googles HQ....

DeezNutz · 08-16-2005, 06:22 PM

Look at the Empire State Building in NYC... there is another building next to it leaning the other direction... and that's not the only place! Not a good job... I'm a little disappointed! It's kinda sweet though that you can even see the people on top of the ESB...

Captain Hornblower · 08-16-2005, 07:09 PM

In my opinion it's pretty funny, but no bad job. I think it's a bad job when hi-res and low-res are ~3 miles away or when the 'tiles' next to eachother doesn't match like in Naples/Italy.
This one is pretty funny and I am wondering how this might happen.

friesede · 08-16-2005, 11:07 PM

a kmz-file with all the new or updated (high res) cities would be cool...
or is something like this already around?
greetings, friesede

friesede · 08-16-2005, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbeale

check out the res at Googles HQ....

look at the north-western corner of the google headquarter. they did a "not-so-good-job" with the parking place ;-)
greetings, friesede

canopy2k · 08-17-2005, 01:55 AM

So, is it only certain portions of each area that have been updated? I looked at my house in Phoenix, and it looks the same as it always has... Maybe only downtown???

Mickey · 08-17-2005, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canopy2k

So, is it only certain portions of each area that have been updated? I looked at my house in Phoenix, and it looks the same as it always has...

Same thing here in Atlanta with our house and our church - the church images are high-res but 4 years old!

schadenfreude52 · 08-17-2005, 06:15 AM

ha... and the capitol is clear... no longer a pixilated building
same goes for the whitehouse... details now visible

araT · 08-17-2005, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schadenfreude52

same goes for the whitehouse... details now visible

Good spotting! I hadnt noticed! I'm too busy romping around Sydney taking up realestate now that my local area is somewhat high-res (MUCH better than the camoflauge map from before)

Mickey, how come Sydney wasnt included in the update list? Is it because its photos were from a plane/helicopter rather than satellite?

T.

08-16-2005, 06:28 AM	#1
Mickey Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,328	New Google Earth data released! As many of you have already noticed, Google Earth has a fresh set of data covering much of it. Here are the details, as per the Keyhole BBS. This new database has over 100 added/updated cities. It also updates the BBS layers to a snapshot from August 5th. For new users, this will be your first major database update... enjoy! 0.7m/pixel Aguas Calientes, Amman, Anchorage, Athens, Baghdad, Barcelona, Basra, Belgrade, Belo Horizonte, Boise City, Brasillia, Brisbane, Canberra, Cape Town, Casablanca, Durban, Fairbanks, Fortaleza, Guadalajara, Halifax, Helena, Honolulu, Istanbul, Karachi, Las Vegas, Lima, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Naples, Perth, Quebec, Regina, Reval, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), San Salvador, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Saskatoon, Skopje, Spokane, Tunis, Vancouver, Windhoek, Winnipeg Mt. Everest Berlin, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Hamburg, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Mexico City 1ft/pixel Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Kansas City, Long Beach, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Niagara, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Washington DC San Francisco, Cleveland, Lexington, Mobile, Seattle, Sea Island, Harrisburg, Salt Lake City 6in/pixel Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Jersey City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Washington DC

08-16-2005, 01:34 PM	#3
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08-16-2005, 11:05 AM	#2
Peter McGrath Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6	Excellent - not mentioned above but: Sydney Australia's CBD and eastern suburbs are now no longer just a fuzzy blur... Weird thing is the gps co-ordinates seem to have changed about 30 metres in the process.....

08-16-2005, 06:22 PM	#8
DeezNutz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 10	Look at the Empire State Building in NYC... there is another building next to it leaning the other direction... and that's not the only place! Not a good job... I'm a little disappointed! It's kinda sweet though that you can even see the people on top of the ESB...

08-16-2005, 07:09 PM	#9
Captain Hornblower Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Koblenz, Germany Posts: 1,903	In my opinion it's pretty funny, but no bad job. I think it's a bad job when hi-res and low-res are ~3 miles away or when the 'tiles' next to eachother doesn't match like in Naples/Italy. This one is pretty funny and I am wondering how this might happen.

08-16-2005, 11:07 PM	#10
friesede Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 53.41450, 9.98455 Posts: 24	a kmz-file with all the new or updated (high res) cities would be cool... or is something like this already around? greetings, friesede

08-17-2005, 01:55 AM	#12
canopy2k Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	So, is it only certain portions of each area that have been updated? I looked at my house in Phoenix, and it looks the same as it always has... Maybe only downtown???

08-17-2005, 06:15 AM	#14
schadenfreude52 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	ha... and the capitol is clear... no longer a pixilated building same goes for the whitehouse... details now visible