Yes, another update is upon us!¹ Only in Earth at the moment (but sure to appear on Maps very soon) Now in both Earth and Maps, Google has unleashed the following coverage for us to explore:

****New high resolution****

• Canada: Downtown Vancouver, BC
• England: Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Berkshire, Peakdistrict, Birmingham, Greater Manchester, Avon, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire
• France: Rennes, Poitiers
• US: Omaha, NE; Missoula, MT; Amherst, MA; Keowee, SC; Catawba Wateree, NC/SC; Rolla, MO; Nashville (”Burbia”), TN; Gaston County, NC; Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Metro Water District of Southern California; State of Arkansas

****Updated Imagery****

• Spain: Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, and Las Palmas (Canary Islands) Spain
• US: Austin, TX; San Bernardino, CA; State of Connecticut, Los Angeles, CA in spots
• Australia: Sydney harbour area.

Sadly however, Google have fixed the photoshopped plane formation in Denmark that we posted about a couple of weeks ago — which is a shame, but doutless the wealth of new stuff will help make us feel better

Thanks to the Google Earth Blog.

Although in these images it remains unfinished, the most recent image updates have at least allowed us to see what is today, the tallest road bridge in the world – The Millau Viaduct.

Constructed by the Eiffage company (better known for the slightly shorter Eiffel Tower), the Millau Viaduct tops out at a whopping 343 metres, and the traffic travels a terrifying 270 metres above the bottom of the valley.¹

In these images you can clearly see the temporary towers erected to enable the positioning of the bridge deck (they show as orange in these images, but they were really red), which dates these images to around early 2004.

Hopefully Google will update this area of France soon, and we can see the viaduct in all her glory!

Thanks to Jan Fabry, Freddie, Alexander Apostolovski, Marc, Patryk and Nick Miners.

Welcome to the fourth in our irregular series “Keeping Up With The Joneses”, where we feature communities around the globe who are trying to to get one-up on their neighbours.

The requirement for social acceptance in this South Texan town is not (as in previous episodes) Tennis courts, Aircraft or Trampolines but instead your own personal pier.

Luckily for those who want to live in the area, but can’t afford their own sailboat, it would appear that having something to park at your personal pier is not a requirement; of all the 45 piers in the neighbourhood nobody’s moored so much as a rowboat!

Thanks: John

Using our inside connections we can exclusively reveal super-secret spy pictures of Google’s latest offering to the world – Google Boat (beta)!

This image was taken as part of the recent Australia Day flyover and, if you look closely, you’ll see that the writing is not on the boat but instead each letter is being held in place by a different person.

Unfortunately our “Sightseeing” cruise liner that was supposed to be to the south failed to make it in time for the photoshoot

Thanks: Gearth Hacks

I suppose it had to happen eventually, but a submitter (who actually asked to remain anonymous!), thinks they may have found the first Google Earth image of… someone doing something which we must all do at least once a day.¹

Yes, it looks a lot like this man is answering nature’s call on a lonely path, here in Mali, Africa.

While we’re going to remain on the fence for at least a while, we hope you lot are ready to weigh in on this one!

Thanks to Anonymous