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I think there's a clear difference in resolution. Here's Rothschild Street in Tel Aviv: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&.... Everything is incredibly blurry. Compare that to Beacon Hill in Boston: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=beacon+hill+boston&ie=UTF8....

That's at the same zoom level and the Boston image is clear. Sure, you can make things out in the Tel Aviv map, but it's very blurry. The Boston map has a crispness to it. Plus, the Boston map can be zoomed in another level. The Tel Aviv map tells you "we are sorry, but we don't have imagery at this zoom level for this region."



This is outrageous! Rothschild st was built when fuzzy edges was the IN thing in architecture. Of course they look outdated now!

In all seriousness though, on the Android I can't get a detailed view of Israel from any app the charts my movement (like biking or running tracking apps). It annoys me greatly. Not to mention our really secret places are not military bases.




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