On January 12, new satellite photographs of the earth's surface came to Google Earth (and some time later to Google Maps).

All update sites are surrounded by a scarlet line in a KML file distributed by Google.

The difference between the clear images of the GeoEye satellite and the previous (more blurred) photographs is most apparent at the junction of them - for example, near the central square of Kabardinka village , to the north of which there is a new picture (continuing west to Novorossiysk and north to Krymsk) sub former.

On the WikiMapia map, the clarity of new images allows you to unscrew the zoom slider up to the stop.