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		bd on Aug 29, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT Globe Genie (Random Street View) Sampling bias. Try normal Google Maps, zoom out to see the whole world. Drag yellow StreetView dude, you will see blue overlay showing StreetView coverage (ignore isolated dots, these are Panoramio photos). You will see that South Africa is the only place in Africa with coverage.

nostrademons on Aug 29, 2010 [–]

Right, that was my point. I was trying to be ironic with my claim that all of Africa is South Africa.

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