[LINK] Age of Google Satellite Images

[Roger Clarke]

[Has anyone ever done a systematic check of image-dates on Google 
satellite images?]

Shooting victim image to be removed from Google Maps
Nov 20, 2013 6:29 AM (1 hour ago)
itNews
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/364817,shooting-victim-image-to-be-removed-from-google-maps.aspx

First accelerated replacement agreed to.

Google is taking the unusual step of attempting to pull a satellite 
photo from its Maps service that captures the image of a 14-year-old 
teenager shot to death in Richmond, California, [on 15 August] 2009.
...
"Google has never accelerated the replacement of updated satellite 
imagery from our maps before, but given the circumstances we wanted 
to make an exception in this case," Maps vice president Brian 
McClendon said in a statement.

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