Submission + - Google reverts New Orleans satellite maps.
je ne sais quoi writes: The Associated Press is reporting that Google has reverted the satellite maps of New Orleans to the pre-hurricane Katrina ones:
Why would someone do such a thing? Google project manager Chikai Ohazama says:In the images available Thursday, the cranes working to fix the breach of the 17th Street Canal are gone. Blue tarps that covered roofless homes are replaced by shingles. Homes wiped off their foundations are miraculously back in place in the Lower 9th. So, too, is the historic lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain.
which is a suspicious non-answer. Did google screw-up? See for yourself....the maps now available are the best the company can offer. Numerous factors decide what goes into the databases, "everything from resolution, to quality, to when the actual imagery was acquired."