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Google Earth is More Detailed Than Ever

By LaDonna | September 19, 2007 | Outerspace |
This isn’t nearly the maximum resolution available on Google Earth, nonetheless, it’s ideal for orientation of Marina Cabo San Lucas

Google Earth
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Bill Finkelstein of the Valiant 50 Raptor Dance informed us that Google has just added a bunch of new countries and detail to their Maps/Earth feature, including more detailed images of Mexico. "I discovered it by looking at our position report," Finkelstein wrote, "and noticed that the map of PV now has streets on it! Not everything is in great detail. For example, La Cruz isn’t detailed, but cities like Cabo, Mazatlan, PV, La Paz are. Just go to http://maps.google.com and enter the city name (e.g. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) and have at it! And things should improve even more, as they launched a new ‘WorldView I’ satellite yesterday."

Once again, this isn’t the maximum resolution available, but it’s just perfect for finding your way into and around the lagoon at Barra.

Google Earth
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Google Earth is a great resource for checking out anchorages and entrances you haven’t visited before and, as Finkelstein reminded us, finding businesses ashore — such as your favorite sushi restaurant.

If you zoomed in on this image of Nuevo Vallarta on Google Earth, you’d also get a directory of restaurants and other services. Would this take some of the fun out of exploring?

Google Earth
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