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  2. Restrictions on geographic data in China - Wikipedia

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    Overlaying GPS tracks on Google Maps and any street maps sourced from Google.com via its API, will lead to a similar display offset problem, because GPS tracks use WGS-84, and Google Maps uses GCJ-02. The issue has been reported numerous times on the Google Product Forums since 2009, [47] with 3rd party applications emerging to fix it. [48]

  3. Censorship by Google - Wikipedia

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    In March 2007, the lower-resolution satellite imagery on Google Maps showing post-Hurricane Katrina damage in Louisiana, US, was allegedly replaced with higher resolution images from before the storm. [6] Google's official blog post in April revealed that the imagery was still available in KML format on Google Earth or Google Maps. [7] [8] [9]

  4. Google Street View privacy concerns - Wikipedia

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    Google pledged that, before taking photographs for Street View, they would in future notify the provinces' local government. Google Japan admitted that notifications and explanations of this kind had already been taking place in countries other than Japan, but had not done so in Japan as they were not aware of the potential privacy concerns. [32]

  5. List of satellite map images with missing or unclear data

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    This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data.Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [1]

  6. Criticism of Google - Wikipedia

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    Criticism of Google includes concern for tax avoidance, misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of others' intellectual property, concerns that its compilation of data may violate people's privacy and collaboration with the US military on Google Earth to spy on users, [1] censorship of search results and content, its cooperation with the Israeli military on Project Nimbus targeting ...

  7. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.

  8. Comparison of web map services - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps; Directions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [14] Yes – by car, foot, public transport

  9. Was Apple Wrong to Ditch Google Maps? - AOL

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    One of the biggest changes Apple (NAS: AAPL) is pursuing within its mobile operating system iOS is ditching Google (NAS: GOOG) Maps, the app that has been a mainstay of iDevices since inception.