It appears as though Google has been fielding a number of questions about the Google Maps rendition of Georgia and it's neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan, all of which have only high level photography and no detail regarding cities or roads. In it's defense Google has posted this comment on the Official Google Blog (Cross-posted from the Google LatLong Blog) "...we never launched coverage in those countries because we simply weren't satisfied with the map data we had available. We're constantly searching for the best map data we can find, and sometimes will delay launching coverage in a country if we think we can get more comprehensive data."
In the wake of the recent conflict in the area some Google Maps users have asked if Google removed the data but Google insists it was never there but says that it is learning from the experience saying that users have indicated that some data is better than no data, to which Google says "... we have started preparing data for the handful of countries that are still blank on Google Maps. Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, as well as other significant regions of the world will benefit from this effort..."
In the wake of the recent conflict in the area some Google Maps users have asked if Google removed the data but Google insists it was never there but says that it is learning from the experience saying that users have indicated that some data is better than no data, to which Google says "... we have started preparing data for the handful of countries that are still blank on Google Maps. Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, as well as other significant regions of the world will benefit from this effort..."
