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To: Neeka who wrote (130733)	8/8/2005 7:43:40 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793639

When I think that most of use have been using this: terraserver.microsoft.com that can be up to ten years old, google ain't that bad... :)

To: Neeka who wrote (130733)	8/8/2005 8:17:43 PM
From: alanrs	Respond to of 793639

It seems to be about 1.5-2 years old, from what I can tell of various construction sites they captured. ARS

To: Neeka who wrote (130733)	8/8/2005 8:20:35 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793639

7 new houses went in at the end of my street and were completed last month. They don't show up on Google Earth. I haven't read any reports on how it works so don't know what the problem is? They have to buy the new pictures off the satellites. Very expensive. I expect an update about once a year at best. With the "A-9" they can add pictures submitted by businesses.

To: Neeka who wrote (130733)	8/8/2005 10:11:27 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793639

I think they just build up the images from commercial satellite photos - they'll only be as up to date as when they last updated their photo earth. Also, the image quality is only commercial grade too, which is getting better all the time. I looked at my house, but what I really enjoy doing is exploring canyons here where I live in Utah from space, then going and visiting them on the ground. Check out the Grand Canyon! You can take a virtual raft trip, and see boats on the Colorado.