A California teenager is challenging a ticket issued by a police officer based upon a radar gun reading. He believes that the GPS device in his car shows that he was travelling within the speed limit. According to the article, a ruling is expected in early October.
A recent New York Times article on the introduction of cameras with relatively simple photo geotagging capability. One wonders how soon it will be before someone tries to introduce a geotagged photo into evidence to prove where he or she was - or wasn't at a point in time.
Recent reports on China's efforts to curb on-line mapping sites for national security purposes.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Use of Google Earth in legal documents
I recently saw an example of Google Earth imagery being used in a land lease. Although there are probably other such cases, this is the first time that it has come to my attention of it being used in a legal document.
The lease gave the tenant the right to lease additional property from the landlord in the future. The landlord and the tenant decided to "describe" the additional property using Google Earth rather than a legal description because it was simpler and much less expensive. The lawyers were comfortable with its use as well, since in this agreement the property description did not require the specificity found in a legal description.
The use of satellite imagery is becoming more prevalent in the courtroom. It will be interesting to see if it becomes more common in legal documents as well. I can see a number of potential uses. However, I expect that it will take a while for lawyers to become comfortable in using the technology.
The lease gave the tenant the right to lease additional property from the landlord in the future. The landlord and the tenant decided to "describe" the additional property using Google Earth rather than a legal description because it was simpler and much less expensive. The lawyers were comfortable with its use as well, since in this agreement the property description did not require the specificity found in a legal description.
The use of satellite imagery is becoming more prevalent in the courtroom. It will be interesting to see if it becomes more common in legal documents as well. I can see a number of potential uses. However, I expect that it will take a while for lawyers to become comfortable in using the technology.
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