Microsoft Expands Virtual Earth

Microsoft is constantly expanding VirtualEarth, the engine behind Live Search Maps. The software giant"s latest move is with GlobeXplorer, an aerial and satellite imagery provider. GlobeXplorer"s images will be integrated into Virtual Earth within the next few months, resulting in many changes here and there. The most significant one will cause 400,000 square miles of U.S. aerial footage to be updated with high-resolution images.

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News source: c|net"s News.com

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