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Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by sorenjan »

salty_biscuits wrote: post #306
acomjean wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I was a civil engineer last century gps accuracy was an issue because people wanted to use gps for surveying. They came up with a system that would use 2 receivers and a radio between them to get much higher accuracies. https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/... I think the US Government can also shut it off at a moments notice.

There are two frequencies (sometimes three) transmitted by the satellites. Using two frequencies allows certain atmospheric delays to be accurately estimated. Trouble is only one code is available for civilian applications. The trick with two receivers is to solve for the phase of secret signal (rather than decode it) by solving an integer least squares problem. This allows accuracy of the order of +/- 5cm

Mobile phones use dual frequencies now. Some use the Broadcom BCM47755 chip, but the most common ones are various Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.

https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/gnss-gps-socs/bcm...

https://www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/qualcomm-launches-...

https://www.gpsworld.com/qualcomm-launches-3-dual-frequency-...

Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by bostonvaulter2 »

nashashmi wrote: post #305
slg wrote: post #238

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>- Yes, see how they took a position on the heart of this issue — the occupied territories themselves. They literally erased Palestine from the map. The US government doesn't recognize Palestine. Therefore displaying the occupied territories as a distinct state would be the more politicalized option compared with displaying them as they currently do. Either way, it just goes to show that the idea of a company being a…

The UN recognizes Palestine as do many other countries. The US was motivated not to recognize it because of the Israeli diaspora in America.

The list of states that recognize Palestine was very surprising to me. Basically it seems like only the "first-world" nations that do not recognize Palestine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_t...

Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by leephillips »

mastazi wrote: post #308
seniorivn wrote: post #267

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only if you have misconception about what ccp and other one party states actually are

> you have misconception and what's the "correct-conception"?[1] I'm curious because I get what parent means in terms of intellectual property issues in China but I don't get what do you mean from your comment, especially the fact that you include "other party states" - is it some sort of general rule that you're hinting at? [1] funny, I just realised that there is no antonym of "misconception"

Not really funny, as nouns in general do not have antonyms.

Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by slg »

nashashmi wrote: post #305
slg wrote: post #238

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>- Yes, see how they took a position on the heart of this issue — the occupied territories themselves. They literally erased Palestine from the map. The US government doesn't recognize Palestine. Therefore displaying the occupied territories as a distinct state would be the more politicalized option compared with displaying them as they currently do. Either way, it just goes to show that the idea of a company being a…

The UN recognizes Palestine as do many other countries. The US was motivated not to recognize it because of the Israeli diaspora in America.

The reasoning behind the government's decision is irrelevant here. Google is a company headquartered in the US. Going against the official policy of the US government is a more politicalized move than going with the status quo.

Side note, you should be careful using Israeli and Jewish as interchangeable terms. There is no such thing as an "Israeli diaspora".

Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by [deleted] »

Kranar wrote: post #168
djhn wrote: post #166

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That sounds like "technically correct with caveats".

So does OPs entire post. Gaza is, by all reasonable accounts, among the most densely populated areas in the world. There's no real reason to start questioning the credibility and trustworthiness of a news organization over the fact that Gaza is referred to as such, it's a very bizarre thing to fixate over.

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Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by [deleted] »

mastazi wrote: post #308
seniorivn wrote: post #267

Earlier quoted context omitted.

only if you have misconception about what ccp and other one party states actually are

> you have misconception and what's the "correct-conception"?[1] I'm curious because I get what parent means in terms of intellectual property issues in China but I don't get what do you mean from your comment, especially the fact that you include "other party states" - is it some sort of general rule that you're hinting at? [1] funny, I just realised that there is no antonym of "misconception"

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Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by systemvoltage »

KryptoKlown wrote: post #327

My address actually isn’t even listed on google maps. I tried to rectify the situation but they wanted proof which baffled me because how do I prove where I live when they’re the ones with the damn satellites?

They probably just wanted a proof of residence such as a Utility Bill.

Re: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

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Post by seanp2k2 »

NickNameNick wrote: post #310
londons_explore wrote: post #272

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With modern high powered CPU's, more detailed maps, and particle filters (which require all that cpu), dead reckoning has become much more viable. I suspect you could go hours driving round a city with the GPS and WiFi location turned off before losing your position - simple wheel speed, gyro and compass is sufficient for most stuff.

You'd also need to account for slope.

I’ll be overjoyed the day that the compass in the vehicle can tell my phone what direction the vehicle is pointed to avoid making a left instead of a right out of a driveway. Yes, there are solutions to these problems in theory, but in real-world application today they’re still pretty lame / inaccurate, and the solutions still seem far away (try getting a few auto mfgs to agree to a standard way of communicating a compass heading to a phone over CarPlay or Android Auto)
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