Satellite images updates list
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Satellite images updates list is designed to simplify the work of updating Wikimapia object when our map provider (Google) updates the satellite images. To use this tool you should select satellite map type from the the top menu.
What is the purpose of this tool?
Every month Google updates their satellite imagery and as a result the outline positions of some Wikimapia objects become out of sync. This phenomena is also known to our users as map shifting.
Here is an example of an updated satellite image with out-of-sync Wikimapia data:
