Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Norway says no to Apple's maps - Aftonbladet

Norwegian authorities reject Apple’s request to take aerial photos in 3D over Oslo.

The reason: They are too detailed and the safety of Oslo, the authorities say.

detailed map images in 3D are already over Stockholm and Copenhagen, but there retouched sensitive areas away.

Several Norwegian media reports that Apple previously criticized for poor resolution of their maps. They have since worked hard to improve the resolution by new aerial.

says Norwegian authorities rejected Apple’s request to take aerial photos in 3D over Oslo.

– We do not want there to be images with very good resolution and high degree of precision that can be used to identify areas that require special shielding. Photo consumption with the level of detail can provide knowledge about safety measures that are not desirable to become available, said department director Øyvind Mandt on the National Security Agency (NSA) to

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