Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?
by askvictor on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:55PM
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There were already workarounds in place before they switched off SA - the introduced error was consistent within a given area, so provided you had a fixed location that broadcast its coordinates, you could correct for the error. I believe there were products and possibly even standards that did all of this; would have been even easier in today's world of mobile internet. I have suspicions that this was a large reason for disabling SA - your enemy can work around it, so it's not much use, but if you get your enemy hooked on it without the work-around, you can turn SA back on in a war situation.
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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?
by seanp2k2 on Monday May 17, 2021 @08:31PM
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Also, WAAS https://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html