Dobar dio ovih zamućenih fotografija može se pripisati lošim atmosferskim uvjetima u trenutku snimanja, no na nekim fotografijama jasno je vidljivo da se radi o ljudskoj intervenciji. Motivi za skrivanje lokacija poput vojnih baza, istraživačkih postrojenja i industrijskih pogona su jasni – niti jedna država ne želi ove informacije podijeliti s potencijalnim neprijateljima. Ipak, zanimljivo je da se o ovome počelo misliti tek sada, premda su sve snimke kojima se može pristupiti putem Google Maps i Earth servisa i prije bile javno dostupne.
Točan odgovor na pitanje skriva li Google sam neke 'osjetljive' lokacije ili snimke koje koristi u svojim servisima već dolaze u ovom obliku, vjerojatno nećemo dobiti. Ipak, ne tako davno Google je pristao smanjiti kvalitetu snimaka određenih lokacija u Indiji, nakon što ga je to zamolila indijska Vlada.
Točan odgovor na pitanje skriva li Google sam neke 'osjetljive' lokacije ili snimke koje koristi u svojim servisima već dolaze u ovom obliku, vjerojatno nećemo dobiti. Ipak, ne tako davno Google je pristao smanjiti kvalitetu snimaka određenih lokacija u Indiji, nakon što ga je to zamolila indijska Vlada.
Skrivene lokacije:
Russia
66°16'0"N 179°15'0"E which also appears to have been modified to hide something on maps.live.com
Germany
Ramstein Air Force Base, flight line area.
The Netherlands
52°14'55.40"N 4°26'22.74"E, Noordwijk aan Zee.
52°08'16.98"N 4°30'46.29"E, buildings in The Hague.
Huis ten Bosch Residence of the Dutch Queen
Paleis Soestdijk, a royal residence near Zeist.
a Navy Base just north of the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam
Gilze-Rijen Airbase (Dutch) in Google Maps
Nato C3 Agency
Den Helder, Naval installations
Vlissingen, Naval installations
't Harde (1), Army exercise area
't Harde (2), Army exercise area
Leeuwarden Air Force Base
Kamp Zeist (Lockerbie Trials) + Soesterberg Air Force Base]
Eindhoven Airport Air Force Base
France
Reims Airbase
United States of America
Various deck regions on US Navy aircraft carriers whited out.
37°58'47.21"N 84°25'7.99"W- Southeast of Lexington, Kentucky (Not blocked on maps.live.com)
38°55'16.64" N 77°4'1" W Naval Observatory/VP Mansion
39° 29' 50.31"N 74° 22' 36.63"W
62°8'24.16"N 141°7'4.84"W - HAARP antenna array on the Alaska-Yukon border
41.032691°N 73.774607°W - White Plains train station, White Plains, NY
United States Military Academy, Camp Buckner Summer Installation
MIT Lincoln Laboratory 42°27'34.56"N 71°16'1.63"W
Plum Island Animal Disease Research Center 41° N 72° W
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Perry, Ohio
Building Corridors, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Salem Harbor Power Station, Salem, MA 42.52647°N 70.8761°W
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and General Electric World Research Laboratories, Schenectady, New York
Pilgrim Nuclear Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Westchester County Airport, White Plains, New York
Indian Point Energy Center, Westchester, New York
Seabrook Nuclear Power Station - Seabrook, New Hampshire - 43° N 70° W
Brookhaven National Laboratory - Upton, New York
+42°23'9.97", -71°2'37.60" - Liquid Natural Gas Terminal, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Syracuse Hancock International Airport - Syracuse, New York
42.390192°N 71.059678°W, Chelsea, Massachusetts - Large portion of an industrial port area in Boston.
Cape Cod AFS - PAVE PAWS Radar, Massachusetts
Seneca, SC - Duke Power Nuclear Plant, South Carolina
IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York
University of Massachusetts Lowell Nuclear Research Reactor
Farmington N.M.87401 Area near the Four Corners.
43°08'32” N 79°02'21” W: Hydro-electric dam near Niagara Falls, NY.
Central/Eastern village of Yona on the Pacific Island Territory of Guam, "Where America's Day Begins".
MasterCard Corporate Offices/Manhattanville College, Dammann and Tenney Dormitories - Purchase, NY
Greater Rochester International Airport - Rochester, New York
