Called the capital of Google Earth, the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia has used Google Earth and maps to extensively chart its location.
Nanaimo, British Columbia(Photo Credit: British Columbia)
"With Nanaimo, they have mapped nearly every conceivable thing using Google Earth and Google Maps," Michael Jones, Google Earth's chief technology officer, said last August at a conference in Vancouver. "Their citizens have more information about their city than the people of San Francisco."
On the Google Earth Blog, Frank Taylor
"Recently Nanaimo announced (PDF) they have a new tool allowing citizens (and the world) to track real-time fire department incident reports on Google Maps (or you can save it to your My Maps and view it in
"The real benefit is on the economic development and economic activity side," said Per Kristensen, Nanaimo's chief technology officer. "The more information people have, the more they see about Nanaimo."
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