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> Does anybody know if Google (maps) has a programme to acquire world locations not currently covered ... An example would help (and I'm not clear on what you'

by lutusp 14y ago

> Does anybody know if Google (maps) has a programme to acquire world locations not currently covered ... An example would help (and I'm not clear on what you're asking). If you type in geographical coordinates, then everywhere is covered -- all you need to do is acquire the desired location's geographical coordinates.

frakiesafe 14y ago
I've heard about a Google protocol(project?programme?) to acquire new locations' sat images as users can just ask Google to acquire a certain locations that are currently not displayed on google maps. But I cannot find anything about it.. In particular I'm interested in a certain location in the south of Rwanda that in not (fully) covered at the moment by Google maps, I'm assessing different possibilities to get it.
- lutusp 14y ago
  > to acquire a certain locations that are currently not displayed on google maps. But all locations are already displayed on Google Maps. Do you mean a fresh, new image, taken at the present time, on demand? I seriously doubt that such a program exists within Google -- it would be fantastically expensive. As to the general issue, I recommend that you use geographical coordinates. That way, you don't need an answer to your question, you can proceed with what is already known about Google Maps. But this will recall stock, historical images, not new ones.
  - frakiesafe 14y ago
    It is just partially true that all the locations are displayed - some are blurred out, intentionally fo security issues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_map_images_with_missing_or_unclear_data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_map_images_with_missi...) some for other reasons like not good weather conditions to take pictures from satellite. The point is: I am looking for a location that, not for security issues - is blurred on Google maps, and I am wondering how to actually acquire it. I've tried other places, I'm trying to see if there is a program/project that allow you to make a request of such kind (e.g. "Dear Google, can you display satellite images of the location x&y, coordinates lat/long? Yours, one of the users is making you rich")

by lutusp 14y ago

frakiesafe 14y ago

I've heard about a Google protocol(project?programme?) to acquire new locations' sat images as users can just ask Google to acquire a certain locations that are currently not displayed on google maps. But I cannot find anything about it.. In particular I'm interested in a certain location in the south of Rwanda that in not (fully) covered at the moment by Google maps, I'm assessing different possibilities to get it.

lutusp 14y ago
> to acquire a certain locations that are currently not displayed on google maps. But all locations are already displayed on Google Maps. Do you mean a fresh, new image, taken at the present time, on demand? I seriously doubt that such a program exists within Google -- it would be fantastically expensive. As to the general issue, I recommend that you use geographical coordinates. That way, you don't need an answer to your question, you can proceed with what is already known about Google Maps. But this will recall stock, historical images, not new ones.
- frakiesafe 14y ago
  It is just partially true that all the locations are displayed - some are blurred out, intentionally fo security issues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_map_images_with_missing_or_unclear_data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_map_images_with_missi...) some for other reasons like not good weather conditions to take pictures from satellite. The point is: I am looking for a location that, not for security issues - is blurred on Google maps, and I am wondering how to actually acquire it. I've tried other places, I'm trying to see if there is a program/project that allow you to make a request of such kind (e.g. "Dear Google, can you display satellite images of the location x&y, coordinates lat/long? Yours, one of the users is making you rich")