Virtual Earth imagery/3D updates

It's a pretty long list, but has some random places. Was Beaverton, OR really high on anyone's list for 3D coverage?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2007/04/28/april-2007-virtual-earth-imagery-release.aspx

Oh, and they've moved to version 5.0, whatever that means. I'm hopeful there's more pain of recoding than cool new features for those that chose the VE path over Google. Yah, I'm a jerk.

Google on the Simpsons

Homer is spotted laying out naked in his backyard with a Google Earth type of app.

http://www.ogleearth.com/2007/04/the_simpsons_fe.html

More Phoenix Downtown in 3d warehouse

More buildings of Downtown Phoenix have been added, but US Airways Center (Home of the Suns) and the Hyatt are only partially built. I am assuming this means better models are arriving soon.

But UP Stadium in Glendale is being attacked by some strange barn looking stadium.

New York City in 3D, in Microsoft VE

We're going to hear about this... sigh.

http://virtualearth4gov.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!369B39F890CE30C1!341.entry

Google Spreadsheets Geocode?

Google Spreadsheets has functions that geocode? That would be an interesting step toward making mapping easier and more automated.

http://www.ogleearth.com/2007/04/google_spreadsh.html