Google Earth New Data Update

Google has released new satellite/aerial photo data for Google Earth.

Some of the updates include:

• The basemap for the whole Earth has been changed to another source called TrueEarth which is reportedly better tha the old one.
• Most of Germany is now in high resolution
• It also appears many Tropical Islands are in higher resolution than before, this includes French Polynesia, some in the Caribbean and the Azores.
• New high resolution photos for parts of the Maldives Island group.

Further information available here