As far as I am aware this is the first use of Google Earth imagery on North Korean television. Satellite images of Mt. Paektu (백두산) were used in a show about the revolutionary sites of Sobaeksu Valley (소백수골): Kim Jong-il’s official birthplace and a few other places. The show was broadcast on North Korean television on February 16th, 2011 (Kim Jong-il’s official birthday). The imagery used is now dated, so we know this segment of the show was recorded before December 11, 2010.
Wouldn’t it be great if they told the North Korean people these images came from Kwangmyongsong 1 or 2?
I uploaded a clip of the show to Youtube. You can see it here.
So how many North Koreans are using Google Earth?
