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In the United States, aCongressional subcommittee is asking Google Inc. to explain why it had engaged in "airbrushing history" as it seemed in its google earth & google maps software that it had replaced post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery with images of the region as it existed before the storm destroyed neighborhoods, uprooted trees and dashed bridges.

Swapping the post-Katrina images, which showed the damage that remains more than a year after the storm, for others showing an idyllic city has annoyed many locals. This is a cause of great concern to many as google earth and maps are used for accuracy in many industries as they have grown to utilize this product in its everyday operations.

# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 2:48 PM