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Where in the World is ... (Answers)
July 14, 2009
How did you all do in the quiz? As you were browsing around the globe trying to find the answers, did you happen to notice that the coastlines look a lot prettier than before? If so, you've earned some extra credit. One of the features of this update was a 'Global Coastline Mask' for the coastlines. Before this, you would see jagged edges from multiple images at the coastlines. With this update, we have made the coastlines more realistic and cleaner. Here is a before and after shot of some islands and coastlines showing you the effect of this change.
We have tried to ensure that we retain all the significant ocean features and structures, but if you think you've spotted any area where we have accidentally masked out an important feature, please report it to us via this
form
. (select 'blacked out' category).
By the way, here are the answers to the quiz:
1) This large seaport is also known as 'The Pearl of the Mediterranean'
--Alexandria
2) Daring professional divers entertain the tourists by jumping from high cliffs into the sea below in this famous resort city.
--Acapulco
3) This long barrier island has been the landfall point of many hurricanes in the USA.
--Santa Rosa Island
4) This group of more than 740 islands host a large populations of penguins, seals and albatrosses
--Falkland Islands
5) 100 kilometers away from the highest peak in Spain, this island gained prestige from UNESCO when part of its geographic territory was designated a World Biosphere Reserve.
--Gran Canaria
Following is a more complete version of the updates in this data push:
Americas:
- USA: Ohio, Orange County (NY), Baker County (FL), Boise (ID), Brevard County (FL), Cheyenne (WY), Escambia County (FL), Lake County(FL), Muscogee County (GA), Osceola County (FL), Palm Beach County (FL), Pueblo County (CO), Richmond (VA), Sedgwick County (KS), Contra Costa County (CA), Crawford County(AR)
- Mexico: Acapulco
Bolivia: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Mar del Plata
Chile: Antofagasta
Europe, Middle East, & Africa:
Sweden: Ludvika
Austria: Linz
France: Ardeche, Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Ardennes, Ariege, Doub, Eure-et-Loir, Eure, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne
Italy: Bergamo
Scotland: Queensferry
Spain: Gran Canaria ( part of Canary Islands )
Russia: Omsk, Irkutsk, Tambov, Kostroma
Romania: Constanta
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
Egypt: Alexandria
Libya: Tarabulus
Turkey: Gaziantep, Van
Asia & Oceania:
India: Surat
Pakistan: Kotri
China: Jining, Yining, Yibin, Liaocheng, Jiujiang,
Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby
New 2.5m base imagery for: The Galapagos, The Falkland Islands, Yemen, Oman, Bulgaria, and Albania
Sometimes our imagery updates are much broader than this brief list indicates. Our satellite partners give us tons of fantastic data, often spread out over a very diverse set of locales, so it can be hard to translate that into a condensed list of city names. To highlight some of these areas, we decided to have some fun putting together a KML this month that details some of the updates. We hope that this encourages everyone to explore the new imagery and find interesting and exciting discoveries. You can download the KML
here
.
Posted by
Ujaval Gandhi, Senior Geo Data Strategist and Jason Clark, GIS Data Engineer
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