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Google Adds Satellite and 54 New Countries

By Christopher Mascari Published September 14, 2007, 6:09 pm ET

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Google added 54 new countries to Google Maps ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen and has plans to add even more countries in the coming months. Along with the Google Maps addition, DigitalGlobe, provider of Google’s satellite images, is launching a new satellite on Tuesday. For fans of Google Earth, the WorldView-1’s launch will be broadcasted live on Boeing.com. [Google LatLong Yahoo News via The Raw Feed]

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