Search has been updated. General searches now look in the description (in addition to map name and city). You can use the Advanced options to limit by any of name, description, city, state, country or category.
New features
Google Earth exports for search, ability to view map results via thumbnails or a list, Tour link that shows random maps.
Hurricane Katrina maps
Maps are coming in that show damage from Hurricane Katrina, including parts of Mississippi and New Orleans. There is a special category for these maps.
Stats page
A new stats page has been created.
Links to MSN Virtual Earth and GlobeXplorer added
Links to these sites are available from a map’s Info page.
500,000 map views
We’ve had over 500k map views! Thanks for everyone’s support!
Category Restructure
We’re in the midst of adding lots of new categories, to split up the big ones. It may take a while to get things properly organized.
My Comments
Logged in users can view all comments they’ve posted, any how many comments have been posted to the map since.
Google Earth Network Link
GE auto-updates today’s submissions every 30m: KML Network-Link
FAQ added
A FAQ has been added, with information on how to submit maps and create thumbnails.