Google Sat pics

Ground Control Software Mission Planner
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I am wondering how I can update the Google Satellite Maps in MP. When go to the Flight Data screen it shows a 10 year old picture of my property but when I go to Google Earth it shows a very recent picture. Why is that? I just uninstalled MP and cleaned out every file I could find on my computer and then reinstalled the latest version and I am still getting the old pics on the Flight Data screen. Is there some way to fix this?

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How about when you look at it on maps.google.com I’m not seeing an issue, at least for me.

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How about when you look at it on maps.google.com I’m not seeing an issue, at least for me.[/quote]

This is what I am talking about. Here is MP

And here is Google Earth

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How about when you look at it on maps.google.com I’m not seeing an issue, at least for me.[/quote]

This is what I am talking about. Here is MP
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q47/elimsprint/screenshots/Screenshot%202_zpsl3vm7k0g.png
And here is Google Earth
[urlhttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q47/elimsprint/screenshots/Screenshot%205_zps75aiwfnq.png][/url][/quote]

But I asked about maps, not Google Earth. I’ve sometimes seen a discrepancy between the two.

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But I asked about maps, not Google Earth. I’ve sometimes seen a discrepancy between the two.[/quote]

Maps works as far as it goes but it is not what I need to do mission planning. I live on acreage and all maps shows is a dot for my house beside the road we are on so absolutely useless for what I want.

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in the latest MP press control-f
then click the “age map data” button.
this will remove all cache images older than 30 days.

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Hi Michael,
Thanks for the reply but, when I go to MP 1.3.37 and press control f I get this screen but I cannot find “age map data” on it

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This might be easier to see

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agh, its only in beta MP at the moment.
help > update beta.
or wait till the next release

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I’ll wait for the release, but thank you for taking note of my problem and letting me know a fix is coming soon.

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Hi Michael,

So I got the newest version of MP and found “age map data” and used it and it said it removed 5000+ images but…

I still have the old picture of my place showing in MP when there is a very recent one on Google Earth Pro

Any ideas as to why?

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google may be using different imagery between its maps and earth. the other option is to remove all cache image data.
just remove the gmapcache directory.

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“just remove the gmapcache directory”

Do you mean going into “program files” “mission planner” “gmapcache” and deleting the whole file folder?

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correct. the folder will be recreated if it is removed.

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Thank you, I will try this today.

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I haven’t had much flying time as a falcon has taken over the neighborhood and he/she attacks all my flying things except for the Sumo wing for some reason. That said I have been playing with the quad electronics indoors just to keep up on things. I deleted the gmapcache but the same old pics showed up again when I restarted MP. I just updated MP and cleared all the old map data yet I am still getting 5 or 6 year old data on my screen. Is MP supposed to show the same pics as Google Earth or does MP show something else? I have Google Satellite Map selected in the Flight Planner screen and I have tried all the other Google choices but I still get the old pics same as posted above. What am I doing wrong?