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New Windows Live Local Aerial Photography Available for the UK

That’s right you read the title right, I’ve just noticed that Windows Live Local now has some new Aerial Photography for the UK, I’m really happy to see this as this was something I actually asked Phil Holden about last night when I did my interview at the Windows Live Session in London.

The imagery is pretty good, but still no 45 degree angle birds eye view, but don’t worry like I said in my other post about the Windows Live Session, we will soon see Birds Eye View imagery for other places, these include London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Sydney.

3 thoughts on “New Windows Live Local Aerial Photography Available for the UK

Windows Live Local Birds-Eye view available for London » Darren Straight’s Blog May 24, 2006 at 11:25 am

[…] Following the recent availability of new Windows Live Local Aerial Photography for the UK, and yesterdays New release of Windows Live Local which includes real-time traffic reporting, new ways to collect and share search results, and tight integration with Microsoft Office Outlook and Windows Live Messenger. […]

Windows Live : Windows Live Local expands UK coverage August 27, 2006 at 7:04 pm

[…] Windows Live Local expands UK coverage At the Windows Live Session event I attended on Tuesday, Phil Holden demoed some new Live Local aerial imagery for the UK, which has now been rolled out. Although its a step forward, we’re still lacking the more advanced Birds-Eye feature that exists for many US cities. Imagery for other European citites, including Paris, is expected to be available by the end of the summer. Check it out. Via Darren Straight Update: I’ve just noticed some of the imagery is pretty old, with buildings that were completed 2 years ago not even showing as construction sites yet. If you’re planning to buy a house, don’t rely on it to scope out the area! Published Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:01 PM by Chris […]

Windows Live : Windows Live Local expands UK coverage September 3, 2006 at 12:46 pm

[…] At the Windows Live Session event I attended on Tuesday, Phil Holden demoed some new Live Local aerial imagery for the UK, which has now been rolled out. Although its a step forward, we're still lacking the more advanced Birds-Eye feature that exists for many US cities. Imagery for other European citites, including Paris, is expected to be available by the end of the summer. Check it out. Via Darren Straight Update: I've just noticed some of the imagery is pretty old, with buildings that were completed 2 years ago not even showing as construction sites yet. If you're planning to buy a house, don't rely on it to scope out the area! Published Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:44 PM by Chris Filed under: Live Local, LiveSide, Windows Live […]

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