Google has just released what appears to be another substantial batch of StreetView imagery. Thanks to a few tips (thanks 'Duncan' and 'Munden'), we know about a lot of areas already. Updated areas include: [UPDATED 8:51am EST, 11-March] • Hong Kong and Macau: Details • Northern Ireland • Japan • Netherlands • UK: Leicester and Leicestershire, among others.
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[UPDATE: 7:56pm EST, 4-March: This appears to be a standard imagery update, and not just focused on Chile. Details at the bottom of the post.] It appears that Google is doing an imagery update of some kind, but we're not quite sure the extent of it yet. Thanks to GEB reader 'David' for discovering it.
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Since Google Earth was first released, a variety of people (including myself) have looked for ways to use it for gaming. While it will never be a true gaming platform, there are still some fun choices out there to play with. Here are a few of the best: • The Flight Simulator: This was first unveiled with Google Earth 4.
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There are border disputes aplenty, but when Reuters reported on Feb 5 that the government of Cambodia had sent a letter of complaint to Google about how the Thai-Cambodian border is displayed in Google Earth and Maps in the vicinity of Preah Vihear Temple, I was intrigued. The complaint? The displayed border is "radically misleading", "devoid of truth and reality, and professionally irresponsible, if not pretentious," and, in case that wasn't clear, "very wrong and not internationally recognised".
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Google has just released a pretty cool new tour that features the 2010 Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation. This tour features the work of various Fellows, and it is narrated by Isabella Rossellini. About the Pew Fellowship: The prestigious fellowship is awarded each year to five outstanding global leaders or teams for working tirelessly to preserve and protect the world's oceans and marine species.
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Google LatLong: Google Earth now available for Android Google Earth for Android: Faster than iPhone, with bigger screen, voice commands and a road layer. Comments (0)
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Iran threatens airline ban over Arabian Gulf tag | Reuters "Iran has threatened to ban airlines from using its airspace if they refer to the waterway between Iran and Arab states as the "Arabian" instead of "Persian" Gulf.
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