[Openstreetmap] OT: Google Earth updated

Lester Caine lester at lsces.co.uk
Mon Dec 5 11:28:32 GMT 2005


Graham Wall wrote:

> I was mucking about on Google Earth last night and was pleased to see
> that Bristol has some hi-res coverage at last.
> 
> One thing I did notice is that they've 'updated' some regions for
> older data. Last week I was looking at the completed new Bull Ring in
> Birmingham, now it's a muddy hole again.
> 
> Graham
> 
> On 05/12/05, Andy Robinson <Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>Pretty cool hey, and the colour resolution is superb. Kind of weird to zoom
>>in on your own house and see your own car in the drive and the assorted
>>summer junk lying around in the garden. Looks like the Sutton Coldfield
>>imagery was from the summer before last.

The notice says Birmingham 2001 - which would fit with the fact that the 
new approach road to the Airport is an area of mud as well ;)

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