I was just previewing Microsoft Virtual Earth (Google Earth Nemesis) and found a little bit of discrepancy in it.

The image above shows my hometown, Davao City, with some of its landmarks already marked. I was a little bit shocked that Microsoft  has included places like "Buhangin" in the map (I didn't expect that some people, other than dabawenyo's, knew that Buhangin existed). The Virtual Earth has indeed improved since the last I tested it a year ago. Now, their map is quite detailed outlining the major road constructs here in the Philippines. But I guess no ones perfect. In this picture, there are two errors that I see in it. The first is the place called "Sasabayou". I have lived in Davao practically 85% of my life and I never knew that a place like this existed here. The second place is Lanang. No, don't get me wrong. Lanang does exist in Davao City but as far as I know (and I know quite well coz I'm currently living in Lanang) it is situated in Davao City, not on Samal Island! Well, if this map was true then I'll practically ride a ferryboat everyday just to get to my job. :)

Visit Microsoft Virtual Earth site to see some of the great features it has to offer. See if its comming close to Google Earth.