Google Maps Reverts To Pre-Katrina New Orleans Pictures

[gatorboy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070329/katrina-google-maps

NEW ORLEANS — Google's popular map portal has replaced post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery with pictures taken before the storm, leaving locals feeling like they're in a time loop and even fueling suspicions of a conspiracy.

Scroll across the city and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and everything is back to normal: Marinas are filled with boats, bridges are intact and parks are filled with healthy, full-bodied trees.

"Come on," said an incredulous Ruston Henry, president of the economic development association in New Orleans' devastated Lower 9th Ward. "Just put in big bold this: 'Google, don't pull the wool over the world's eyes. Let the truth shine.'"

[uppityperson]

1. I've been checking this out for a while. mapquest has pictures post katrina

I had each open in a seperate window recently and moved them along the coast, bit by bit. Parts of google were pre, parts were post. mapquest.com has post. Looking at 1 place it was at least 6 months post since barge was missing (New Orleans lower 9th ward) and Emergency Communities food dome was up by Chalmette.

[Rex]

2. The BFEE owns Google.

:tinfoilhat:

[NYCGirl]

4. Really? Then why does buyblue.org say differently?

http://www.buyblue.org/node/1053/view/summary

And you do realize that guy in my avatar is a Senior Advisor to Google?

[Rex]

7. Oh come on now, they are evil.

Anything big, rich and successful has to be evil! Don't you know?

[RB TexLa]

3. And my friend's condo building is back in Henderson Point

Wow

[tuvor]

5. The "explanation" their product manager offers stinks.

The best images the company can offer?

:eyes:

Google's market cap is $143,000,000,000!

I'm going out on a limb and calling bullshit.

[LiberalHeart]

6. This is a dupe discussion.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x537259