Google Goes Back to Pre-Katrina Maps

03.31.07 Posted in News by Mathew

Google’s popular map portal has replaced post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery with pictures taken before the storm, leaving locals feeling like they’re in a time loop and even fueling suspicions of a conspiracy.

Scroll across the city and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and everything is back to normal: Marinas are filled with boats, bridges are intact and parks are filled with healthy, full-bodied trees.

This seems like an odd thing to do. Google Earth isn’t supposed to be a historical record… if it was, you would be able to choose from a list of imagery from different dates. Its meant to be as up to date as possible representation of what things are like right now. Come on Google, what is wrong with you guys?

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