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"While Google has been tightening its belt in some areas, attempting to photograph every square inch of the world for its Street View product doesn\u2019t appear to be one of them.   The company pushed out a massive update today, doubling the amount of terrain covered in the US.   \nIn addition to incorporating street level photos from Memphis, Birmingham, and Charleston, Google added photos from several whole states that previously hadn\u2019t been touched: Maine, West Virginia, and North and South Dakota.  Here's a look at Street View's current coverage across America:\n\n\n\n\nMuch to my delight, you still can\u2019t find my house, though you can at least see the highway exit for my small town.  Is that of much value to anyone?  I\u2019m not so sure, but it\u2019s a definite sign that Google is committed to making Street View as far-reaching as possible.  \nUltimately, Google likely sees Street View as a big potential revenue driver and an important part of its mobile strategy, since Maps are such a logical fit for local advertising.  However, it\u2019s a good thing they started this project more than a year ago when times were a bit more frothy \u2013 such an expensive endeavor without immediate benefits to the bottom line would likely be on the chopping block if Google wasn\u2019t already so pot committed."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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