Google accused of spying on Israel

[CB..]

hey i can see some body else's house from here..great use of WW1 german camoflage

[STEED]

I've downloaded Google Earth and my home city close up is a blur

London on the other hand got in close

HMS Belfast

[scandium]

Originally Posted by Drebbel

Ok, tell me. How would one without these google images know what the compound looks like behind the first walls ? These images can be very valuable. Why you think governments around the globe spent billions and billions on spy planes and sattelites, right, because this kind of info is highly important for a couple of reasons. And some of those reasons can also be used by the bad guys.

You could probably make that arguement for just about anything. GPS, for instance, is just as useful for civilian or military/quasi-military application. The civilian version of GPS isn't nearly as precise though, I believe, and its the same with Google Earth where the resolution is nowhere near what spy satellites and planes are capable of.

[Etienne]

[quote=scandium]

Originally Posted by Drebbel

You could probably make that arguement for just about anything. GPS, for instance, is just as useful for civilian or military/quasi-military application. The civilian version of GPS isn't nearly as precise though, I believe, and its the same with Google Earth where the resolution is nowhere near what spy satellites and planes are capable of.

The difference between P-code and CA-code GPS isn't significative, unless you're directing a rocket or something. For a slow moving receiver, D-GPS with CA code is about as precise as you'd like it to be. (If the D-GPS station is close enough)

And the resolution on GE is pretty bad... And here are the original Black Helicopters :-P

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=f...02003,0.003616