Company
Date Published
Author
Fawwaz Alhenn, Alistair Miller
Word count
536
Language
català
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses the significant improvement in image resolution for Israel and Palestine, enhancing it fourfold to allow clients to utilize high-resolution images in various applications, such as designing better climbing routes or improving delivery services. Previously, the U.S. Kyl-Bingaman Amendment restricted American companies from providing images of the region with a resolution finer than two meters per pixel, but a law update in 2020 now permits up to 40 cm per pixel. The company has collaborated with its partner Makassar to use their 50 cm resolution images, aligning with a previous update made in 2020. These new images, captured during the summer of 2021, provide a closer depiction of reality with higher detail of buildings, roads, and natural landmarks, and when combined with existing terrain in GL JS v2, they offer a unique 3D design.