Mankosi:
how do u know they are looking for mappers? I do mapping too. That's one of my jobs bro. Connect me let get to them and do the mapping for them. I am a GIS man.

TechCapon:
TechCapon



Today is the very first day I used Google Earth on my laptop and I can tell you it is the greatest feeling in the world. It’s just like catching a flight and flying to any city in the world in a matter of seconds. Jesus, if you’ve never used Google earth before in your life, you’re missing out big time. It feels like flying from one country to another anyhow you like. It was as if I was controlling my own private satellite with a very powerful camera attached to it and I have complete power to zoom in and out of every city I want. You don’t need to have visa to visit that city you’ve always wanted to visit.



While it is a very exciting experience, I must also warn you that if you don’t have enough data don’t bother because it is very data consuming. No body on this planet can visit every city on earth but with Google earth, you can teleport straight to that city and have a street view of what it looks like. One of the most fascinating things about Earth was simply scrolling around to see what the world looks like from above. Now, you can get a much more realistic look at things. The 3D mode renders the world so you can see things from any angle, based on data from satellites and Street View. The “I’m feeling lucky” button blasts you across the globe to a random location and brings up a knowledge card so you can learn more. The cards include a description from Wikipedia, really cool.

My experience exploring Nigeria



I was so disappointed that only about 5% of Nigeria is captured on Google Earth, the rest is just 2D satellite images from the sky. A far cry from what I saw in Ghana where almost every street on Ghana, Accra, Kumasi is fully captured. I dragged myself straight to Sambisa forest in Maiduguri hoping to see battlefield with serious action in pictures but was shocked to see lots structures with Aluminium roofs in SAMBISA FOREST. Hmmm, I fear o.

AutoReportNG:
I think thats why Google is looking for mappers to help map out some key areas and points..

Ajiswaggs:
na minute browsing u still dey do when Mtn 1gb cheat every24hrs dey

EddieCAD:


Send me ur whatsapp no. I want to create a whatsapp group for Google Local Guides, Nigeria

BedLam:
Isn't this Google street view which is entirely different from Google earth ? If I recall Google earth uses satellite and not street views like the op has shown. Na wa o

aalangel:


Okay...how do you send it Google...meanwhile, please send me a message...I want to you on my Show.

TechCapon:
please send me a mail. Lofty9000@gmail.com. From there we can chart on whatsapp

aalangel:


Cool.

JudasNaCarrot:
What does Buhari know?

The Dundee is taking Nigeria 500 years backward. Have you ever heard him talk or discuss anything about science and technology before....rather he talks much of what he knows best...cattle and archaic agricultural practices.

Mark Zuchaberg visited him in Abuja when he came to Nigeria,gave him an iPad only for this Dundee president to turn the gadget upside down and started laughing.....who didn't see it when it happened.

We can only get there when we boot out this lifeless uneducated man and elect someone who's Y2K and computer compliant.

Ajiswaggs:
na minute browsing u still dey do when Mtn 1gb cheat every24hrs dey

TechCapon:
very true. Especially naija own.

TechCapon:
TechCapon



No street view was available in almost the whole North Eastern region, too bad. Lagos is the only city in Nigeria with at least 60% coverage on Google earth. I navigated my way through Lagos and was surprised to discover that Lagos is very overrated especially Ikoyi. I was thinking I will see something similar to Dubai. No street view of Banana Island was available, reason best known to Google. Abuja and Port Harcourt has very limited coverage on Google Earth, this guys should hire me let me do the coverage for them. Bored with Nigeria wahala I flew to California…

America



Arriving in California, I was jumping excitedly from street to street like spiderman, I’m sure in real life I would be arrested for loitering. I entered Silicon Valley, everywhere looks so neat, cars are well parked, beautiful flowers, trees, just like heaven. The roads are superb. Then I flew to New Jersey, pot holes on some of the streets, dirty electrical wires everywhere on electric poles like cobwebs. I was amazed that they have such things in USA. A whole America, probably their own NEPA will also be disconnecting wire too



Final thoughts.

The fact that Nigeria has a very limited coverage on Google Earth, less than 5% is a big shame in this era where smartphones with camera is everywhere. I really commend Lagos, even Ikorodu and other Ghetto in Lagos has full street view coverage. It can be a source of employment to the youth to just go round major cities and take pictures of the streets and send to Google. I didn’t know Ghana is so beautiful until now, Capetown South Africa is like heaven, no wonder our Nigerian brothers there don’t like coming home, Lol. Google Earth has a search option where you’ll just enter the name of the street and voom, Google will fly you straight to that street anywhere in the world. I encourage everyone to use Google Earth, it’s a lovely experience. You don’t need to have visa to visit that city you’ve always wanted to visit.

SOURCE:https://techcapon.com/my-experience-after-using-google-earth-for-the-first-time/

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EddieCAD:


It's our duty to make it recognizable by Google.

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lebete3000:


You're really good at writing, I'll love to learn your writing skill for my ielts academics exams

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Rotji:



Yes, navigating Earth through Nigeria is very frustrating, I've been to Sambisa too and one would have thought the attention that area generated will make Google give it a good coverage but nada. I've been right inside Stanford Bridge, Anfield, Old Trafford etc.

OP have you entered inside White House? You should try it, it's another experience. I tried entering Aso Rock but for where....

Exploring Google Earth is something I love doing, you can tell someone staying abroad lots of things about his/her Street, lol. Fascinating

EddieCAD:


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ajaymina:


Where'z za link to join sir?

meobizy:
I remember watching a tech documentary on BBC once which highlighted that most of the street views and maps of Ghana were carried out by a young startup run by youths like you and me. The participants realized their country was not represented on Google and decided to map out the areas by themselves, submit the results to Google via the internet and then wait for them to approve their findings.
True to form Google sent a team to physically cross-check the accuracy and the result is what you're seeing here.
In a country with a higher population and most people who claim they are educated it is funny we'll rather banter about the government than take such an initiative. This is not a case of government-anything because the white man has put the power in our hands. We should only reach out and grab the opportunity.
I forgot to add, Google hired the startup to cover the rest of Ghana in their absence. See how people chose to employ themselves.

durubennie:
I used Google Earth far back in 2012 when I bought my LG nexus 4 and it was already installed in it.
Even Nigeria tech bloggers are primitive if they aren't why are they always reviewing techno and infinix phones

EddieCAD:


It's our duty to make it recognizable by Google.

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