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Google’s satellite map gets a 700-trillion-pixel makeover — The Atlantic

By TechTaffy Desk

Google has added 700 trillion pixels of new data to its service. Read about it on The Atlantic, by a piece written by Robinson Meyer. Here is the link – http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/06/google-maps-gets-a-satellite-makeover-mosaic-700-trillion/488939/.

Read the Google Maps blog post talking about the update here – https://maps.googleblog.com/2016/06/keeping-earth-up-to-date-and-looking.html.

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