Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?
by hlasdjlfhalwjk on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:52AM
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IIRC civil GPS chips won't work above a specific altitude or when moving above some speed limit. I think the idea was to prevent people from guiding missiles using those chips.
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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?
by Ndymium on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:15AM
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Seems this is an ITAR restriction and only applies to chips exported from the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System#Rest...