googlevision

So google maps now has better resolution satellite image of Melbourne. Well, parts of Melbourne, anyway.

Here for instance, you can see where I work (The Teahouse), nestled in between Jeff's Shed and the Home Of All That Is Evil. Zoom out a little, though, and you can see they've missed pretty much all the south eastern suburbs, not even getting all of the CBD. There's also no map data (click on 'Map' in the top right corner for a blank screen).

Still, it's a start.

[update: Still - Melbourne got at least some coverage, compared to, say Sydney (that's the bridge and the opera house, and that's as good as it gets so far). Brisbane gets hi-res, though, as does Surfer's Paradise (which, I was surprised to note, does not in fact appear to suck up to a low orbital level). Canberra gets hi-res coverage, as well.]

a bit more googlevision

Krakatoa. The little volcano in the middle has formed since the big explosion - the 3 islands around the edge are what's left of the original volcano when it blew up. Note the scale - this was a big boom.

Baghdad. You might have heard about it in the news. Again, note the scale - this place is fucking huge.