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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:16:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: David P. Dillard <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>

GEOGRAPHY, INTERNET, MAPS AND ATLASES

Google Buys Digital Mapping Company
IDG News Service 10/27/04
Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service, New York Bureau
<http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/041027googlebuys/>

Search enabler Google Inc. said Wednesday it acquired digital mapping
company Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed sum.

Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic
locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots. Users can enter an
address and pull up an image of the specified area; they can also create
flyover animations of locations such as venues and neighborhoods.

Three-year-old Keyhole covers thousands of cities and claims to be the
largest 3D, commercial imagery database available online. Its images vary
in age from two months to three years, and its image resolution in some
areas is a fine as 0.5 foot (0.15 meters).

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Associated Press
Google Buys Digital Mapping Company
10.27.2004, 10:59 AM
Forbes    Associated Press
<http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2004/10/27/ap1613794.html>

With an Internet connection, users enter an address or other location
information and Keyhole's software accesses the database and takes them to
a digital image of that location on their computer screen. The interactive
software then gives users many options, including the ability to zoom in
to street-level, tilt and rotate the view or search for other information
such as hotels, parks, ATMs or subways.

Google also announced a price reduction for Keyhole 2 LT to $29.95 from
$69.95, effective immediately.

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