In February of 2007, I installed Google Earth on my PC in order to get an idea of how to get around in Olongapo and other parts of the Philippines. I also wanted to be able to Google my house with it and see all the property that I and my wife own. Although my house was being built in mid-2006, satellite photos still have not been updated. I just checked Google Earth again and the city of Olongapo still looks exactly like it did when I viewed it in 2007. In fact, it looks like it did months before construction started on my home. I'm talking about satellite photos that are well over three years old. Perhaps it has a lot to do with the cloud cover during the rainy season. Maybe that's when the satellites are photographing the Philippines and other Asian countries.

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