Google sees all, but not Minnesota’s Iron Range

This is a map of the areas currently seen on Google Streetview after the company recently doubled its U.S. coverage area. These are the areas you can zoom in on to see photographs at street level, a service simultaneously heralded as “cool” by some and lamented as a “crushing blow to privacy” by others. Notice anything?

I do.

Aside from Duluth, Grand Rapids, I think Bemidji and Moorhead, northern Minnesota is completely uncovered, as is that strange pocket in eastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota and western and northern Iowa.

The Iron Range (except for Grand Rapids, if that counts) exists out of the view of Google’s all-seeing eye. So, Google. What do you think we’re up to? You have to guess. We’re not telling.

Hat tip to Mashable by Adam Ostrow for his post on Google Streetview’s increased coverage.