After coming under fire last week for replacing aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans on Google Earth with earlier pictures of the city in its pre-hurricane splendor, Google on Sunday switched photos once again to reveal the city more accurately in its current state. Last week’s media coverage even sparked a letter from Rep. Brad Miller, chairman of a House of Representatives subcommittee on science and technology investigations and oversight, who on Friday demanded an explanation for the changes.
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Google Earth Gets Real Again With Post-Katrina Imagery
Posted by: Katherine Noyes April 2, 2007 01:57 PMAfter coming under fire last week for replacing aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans on Google Earth with earlier pictures of the city in its pre-hurricane splendor, Google on Sunday switched photos once again to reveal the city more accurately in its current state. Last week’s media coverage even sparked a letter from Rep. Brad Miller, chairman of a House of Representatives subcommittee on science and technology investigations and oversight, who on Friday demanded an explanation for the changes.