Google Adds Satellite Imagery for the World

draevil writes "Google has hugely expanded the areas of the world that it covers with satellite imagery. Egypt, Iraq, mainland Europe and the UK have all now got satellite coverage to a lesser or greater degree. Slashdotters can now go see sights like Buckingham Palace or the Arc de Triomphe from the comfort of their own swivelchairs. Iraq in particular seems to have a large number of high-zoom areas. I just looked up the Baghdad Parade Grounds where Saddam used to take the salute and other towns like Fallujah are also there. Finding landmarks without the map content is a little harder, so what can the Slashdot crowd find?"

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Been looking...

[ImaLamer]

Tried looking around Iraq for WMD's; this is what Google tells me:

We could not understand the location "weapons of mass destruction" near Iraq

funny because it understands Cocksuckers near NYC just fine... but I understand because "Canada" puts you in England (Hampshire).

Wow!

[Anonymous Coward]

Could this open some eyes and increase interest in alternative (Linux, Mac) offerings?

Re:First to find....

[b17bmbr]

that is typical leftist groupthink. some fuck for brains says it on a website, and viola', it's true. you idiots will believe anything. i feel sorry for dimbshits like you that will fall for anything. we did not give him WMD's. in fact, who was building his nuke reactor? the frogs. who built his underground bunker? the krauts. who was doing secret deals with him for 12 years during sanctions? the frogs, krauts, and ruskies. get a clue. when we lose this war becasue of fuckheads like you, when achmed and his bearded buddies come and chop yor head off, he's not going to care that you opposed the "illegal war". he laugh, cut your head off, and shhout alihu akbar. as much as it would be cosmic justice, i'll still rather you keep your head, even though it serves as little more than a hatrack.