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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.

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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.

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Google earth is nice but full of old images.

It need an update that will capture new buildings.

hisgrace090:
Google earth is nice but full of old images.

It need an update that will capture new buildings.

very true. Especially naija own.

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.

Source of employment for youths you say ...make I go dey snap all street in my area

Yeah it's nice we need many upgrade in Nigeria God help us

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.

I will try it out with Mtn midnight browsing

some streets in nigeria aren't even recognized by google earth

Government wants more money to spend.

The power Geographic Information System (GIS)
You can try
ArcGIS Earth
Bing Maps
Yahoo Maps

JudasNaCarrot:
What does Buhari know?

He knows far better than you, go figure! At least he is not on this thread to make an out of context and moronic post like you.

Olodo rabata!

Did try it out and was cool.

Honestly there are some Google apps I don't joke with on my device, but I Google earth and Google map are one of the topmost app.

yawns

When you don't get to another mans farm, you will always think your fathers farm is the biggest.

I once used it during site inspection with a client at ikorodu, it's on point.

JudasNaCarrot:
What does Buhari know?

.Ask Jon Snow

Pavore9:
Did try it out and was cool.

very cool

hisgrace090:
Google earth is nice but full of old images.

It need an update that will capture new buildings.

100% true. I actually meant to point that out, until I saw your post.

The benefit of Google app is invaluable

Op Federal Govt has paid you so we won't go ViSA and Go for PVC

Don't say nobody can visit all the cities, say you cannot. Because it's possible some people have.

When I use google earth, I see old images. But a friend once said he used it in Lagos and saw an almost real time image (just few minutes late), I started wondering if google now let people control their satellite.

So of the pictures on google earth really need to be updated

Kreamie:
some streets in nigeria aren't even recognized by google earth

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

I am a Google Local Guide, are you?
Become a Google Local Guide today

Op must be a very primitive man..
So this is your first time of using Google Earth
No wonder Nigerians are always technologically backward

Never used it before. Thought its coverage is dynamic changing with respect to the current day and time. But from the comment of the first person above us, I think it needs frequent update.

yea it's really cool...but why am i having a hardon this early morning?

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

Shit hole no need