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Google Inc. has agreed to replace pre-Katrina satellite imagery of New Orleans with images of the city after the devastation of the 2005 hurricane, according to a blog post by John Hanke, director of Google Maps/Local/Earth.

The company made the decision after receiving a letter (download PDF) from U.S. Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, on Google's decision to "resurrect" the city of New Orleans by replacing satellite imagery from after Hurricane Katrina on its Web site with images taken before the storm.