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Earth... it's... big... |
posted: 2/17/2008 at 4:04 AM |
I guess this kind of goes toward Google, but oh well. 
The satellite images on the route mapper seem a little old to me.
What I see is at least a year old and some things have changed in my area.
I've got nothing against the route mapper, just pointing it out. |
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posted: 2/17/2008 at 5:31 PM |
| Yeah, that's on Google. Once they update their images, though, your maps should update automatically here... |
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posted: 2/17/2008 at 9:10 PM |
If you're in the US, you may want to try the USGS satellite images, they sometimes have things not in Google.
The next version of this site will also be coming with a few more map views. |
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 12:58 PM |
I've been wondering this myself. So, since it came up here, I did a little poking around and found this:
***How often does Google update its Maps?
Maps are updated as soon as we get new data from our providers. In the
US, those providers are NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas, mainly. The providers
vary from country to country, and you can tell who the providers are
by looking in the bottom right-hand corner of your map screen, just to
the left of that little zoom map.
Our satellite imagery is mostly from 1 year to 3 years in age. Some of
our imagery is newer, and some is older. We can't update the pictures
for your location, and they're definitely not real time. ie: if you go
outside and wave your arms, you won't be able to see yourself on
Google Maps. =)
It's hard to find a straight answer out of NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas. They both seem to claim updates happen between 3 months and 1 year, but they're in a pretty competitive field. If they're like the salespeople where I work, they'll say anything.
Garmin, by the way, uses these two plus Tiger for parks and recreation. If I got this right, Tiger is public information because it was developed by the US Census Bureau using US Geological Survey data. Tiger's last major update was in 2000. This has no relevance to the question at hand. I just thought it was interesting. (Actually, nothing here really answers the question, to which it seems like there is no definitive answer.)  |
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26.2: 4:22:00 (10:00 pace) 3:46:34 (8:38 pace)
10 miles: 1:30:00 (9:00 pace) 10/5/08: 2:16:32 in 26.2k (8:23 pace)
10K: 52:42 (8:30 pace) 6/15/08: 48:56
5 miles: 42:30 (8:30 pace) 11/1/08: 37:43
5K: 25:35 (8:15 pace) 2/9/08: 24:23
mile: 7:00 7/6/08: 6:49
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 1:44 PM |
Can't Eric just launch some new satellites?
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 2:00 PM |
Can I also make a feature request so that the satellite images are live  Actually, if it's cloudy, we need drone planes.
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 2:06 PM |
Quote from RunB on 2/18/2008 at 2:00 PM:Can I also make a feature request so that the satellite images are live Actually, if it's cloudy, we need drone planes.
Good call. Drones is a good idea.
I'd like to have them linked directly to my log with a remote control feature. Maybe have the drone actually follow me on my run?
Just a suggestion. If you can arm the drone with Hellfire missiles to deal with annoying drivers who almost run me over, I'll even donate via PayPal. |
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 2:11 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 2/18/2008 at 2:06 PM: If you can arm the drone with Hellfire missiles to deal with annoying hills that I am too soft to run up, I'll even donate via PayPal.
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 2:14 PM |
| Quote from Trent on 2/18/2008 at 2:11 PM: fixed
Trent ... your 'Inter-Webby-Netty' thing just gets better and better. Are there no limits to what you can implement so quickly?
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 2:15 PM |
| Google doesn't have imagery down very low/close for our area and the USGS images are VERY old...I'm guessing at least 10-20 years old based upon landmarks. I've often wondered if the age of the images has a lot to do with the population density. Seems that more urban areas have very recent images. |
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 4:03 PM
modified: 2/18/2008 at 4:07 PM |
| Quote from zoom-zoom on 2/18/2008 at 2:15 PM: Google doesn't have imagery down very low/close for our area and the USGS images are VERY old...often wondered if the age of the images has a lot to do with the population density. Seems that more urban areas have very recent images.
It's the same thing with ol' hometown in Michigan. We're smack dab in between Flint and Lansing, where the images are up to date, but there's a big hole in the coverage right where I used to live. It's almost as if there's something there that they don't want us to see... 
Definitely a function of population density -- they figure no one wants to look at satellite images of B.F.E. |
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25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
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posted: 2/18/2008 at 6:31 PM |
| Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 2/18/2008 at 4:03 PM: Definitely a function of population density -- they figure no one wants to look at satellite images of B.F.E.
I live here and I don't even want to look!
The funny thing is that the rail-trail still looks like railway tracks and I don't think it's been tracks for decades. It's been paved for a VERY long time. Some of those photos I'll bet date back before my time. |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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