My Google Map Blog

Thanks to some sharp-eyed GEB readers ('Bob' being the first), we see that Google pushed out some fresh imagery a few days ago.

You can grab the Imagery Updates KML file to see the exact locations of the new imagery, but it includes areas of the upper-midwest and western United States, some in Mexico, quite a bit in Pakistan, sections of China and small areas in dozens of other countries.

In addition, Google has added some new "historical imagery" from the New Jersey shore and New York City taken just after Hurricane Sandy.

If you need help accessing the historical imagery, here is how that feature works.

Thanks to Bob and everyone else that let us know about this update!

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Taronga Zoo and Luna Park are now live on Google Maps StreetView. You can take a look at the anmials and attractions.

This is Luna Park with the ferris wheel in the background.

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And this is Taronga Zoo with Sydney in the background.

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An elephant can be seen here in Chobe National Park, Botswana. You can also see some other animals in the background.

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Looks fantastic!

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This is the remote arctic community Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, on Victoria island in Canada. Not sure what’s happening in this image…

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Kids chasing the google car.

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And they have an ice hockey and curling arena. According to google it is uninsulated and freezes over once they flood it in the winter!

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This is the Rhino sanctuary Khama in Botswana.

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The tour starts here, can you find any rhinos?

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