I recently noticed that the Google Maps satellite photography of our office appears to have been replaced with a much older version.

The current version is here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1+fusionopolis+way,+singapore&sll=56.490671,-4.202646&sspn=32.815487,25.751953&ie=UTF8&ll=1.29885,103.787708&spn=0.007144,0.003144&t=h&z=18

and all one sees is a building site. Until a couple of weeks ago, the image showed the completed office.

I don't *think* it's a security related issue – I can't think of why that would be so anyway.

Anyone else know why this may have happened? Improved clarity in an older image perhaps?

Google did the same a couple of years ago with the images of my suburb in the UK. They replaced some fairly up-to-date images with more detailed images that were just over five years old. Maybe images as old as that are more affordable.

Presumably, over time, Google's new satellite will photograph the whole world and bring newer images.