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Significant Google Earth Layer Update and No-Addresses Searches

posted by Satri on Monday January 28, @02:23PM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
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The official Google Lat Long blog informs us of the first 2008 Google Earth layer update. They also inform us users don't need addresses anymore to get directions from Google. The GEB also has a summary regarding the new layers: "New roads layers for 26 countries! 2 million new photos to the Panoramio layer. A substantially updated Earthquake layer, and link to the USGS Earthquake monitoring tool. National Geographic Magazine articles for three more continents. Other Regularly Updated Layers" The GEB also discusses Australia water bodies layers in Google Earth.

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