New Google Earth Imagery – January 28

by Google Earth Blog on Jan.29, 2010, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA

Thanks to some sharp-eyed readers ('Alok' in particular), we find ourselves with fresh imagery in Google Earth!

[UPDATE 1-FEB -- The "updated areas" KML file is now available. Download it here.]

We know for sure that parts of India have been updated (Bhopal, in particular), but there's certainly many other areas as well. If you find any other updated regions, please leave a comment and let us know.

As always, you can use Google Maps to determine for sure whether or not a specific area is fresh. This new imagery isn't in Google Maps yet, so you can compare Earth vs. Maps to see what's new; the fresh imagery is already in Google Earth, but the old imagery is still in Google Maps. If you compare the two side-by-side and they're not identical, that means that you've found a freshly updated area in Google Earth! [UPDATE -- It seems that the new imagery is now in Maps too, so we'll have to wait for them to update the official KML to see what else is new]

We'll keep this post updated with the list of new areas, so let us know what you can find!

[UPDATED -- 28-Jan, 9:34pm EST]

India: Bhopal (thanks 'Alok')

New Zealand: Much of central-north Canterbury including Lyttelton, Rolleston, Rangiora, Amberly, Woodend, Darfield, Burnham - but excluding Christchurch (thanks 'railfan990')