[blu] Microsoft's Earth deletes Apple HQ

[Jerry Feldman]

On Wednesday 27 July 2005 10:42 am, Josh ChaitinPollak wrote:

> Here's an maps.google.com oddity: I was trying to look up how to get
> to Albany NY's Empire State Plaza, and this is what I saw:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?
> ll=37.332307,-122.030103&spn=0.005924,0.010131&t=k&hl=en
>
> Odd eh? I know Google uses lower res maps in area's where high res
> maps are not available, but clearly they are in this case, since the
> rest of Albany is shown in high res. I wonder if it is a security issue.
Josh,
The above URL you sent is the one of Cupertino. But, I did a search of 
Albany, where when you go for a higher resolution, the city is a bit of a 
blur, but that might be what Albany looks like :-).
What is interesting is that you can get both the regular street map, the 
satellite map, or a hybrid. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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