Google Earth updates Jos Nigeria


Screen shot of Jos Nigeria
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

Just discovered that Google Earth has updated their satellite images of Jos, Nigeria.
Awesome! The streets don’t line up at all but maybe some folks from Jos can build a KML file of some of the SIMS and Evangel Hospital sites in the city…. (hint hint hint)

I built a basic Google Earth (KMZ) file to highlight one or two things I could distinctly see – but its not very extensive or comprehensive by any means. Download the file and then open it in Google Earth to see the new imagery.

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Google Earth :: Jos Nigeria KMZ file
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Photos of the football/soccer stadium mentioned in the KMZ file :: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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CWF :: Christian Wrestling Federation

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Jonathan Blundell

I'm a husband, father of three, blogger, podcaster, author and media geek who is hoping to live a simple life and follow The Way.

2 thoughts on “Google Earth updates Jos Nigeria”

  1. Hey, that’s fantastic! I’m so used to seeing only blurry images with maybe 50m resolution, and even the small image you posted is a lot better than that. Yes, I’ll definitely work on whatever it is to tie our gps data and photos to the new images, once I have time and learn how …

  2. Hey, that’s fantastic! I’m so used to seeing only blurry images with maybe 50m resolution, and even the small image you posted is a lot better than that. Yes, I’ll definitely work on whatever it is to tie our gps data and photos to the new images, once I have time and learn how …

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