Bug 371485

Summary: GoogleMaps outdated
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Kurpfaelzer <Stephan.Kranz>
Component: Geolocation-GoogleMapsAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Other   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 5.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Google Maps / Titanic Belfast - digikam view
Google Maps / Titanic Belfast - Web-Browser view

Description Kurpfaelzer 2016-10-22 13:49:09 UTC 
Using GoogleMaps for all geolocation issues shows a satelite view, which is outdated.
As an example, the satelite pic for Titanic Belfast shows the construction site while using "maps.google.com" within a browser window, the (almost) current situation can be seen.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2016-10-22 16:24:49 UTC 
And you think that digiKam can control which map version is taken from Google... seriously...

Do you have the same problem in a web browser ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Kurpfaelzer 2016-10-22 17:46:49 UTC 
I don't know whether digikam can control that or not.
To give you an idea concerning the difference between a satelite pic within digikam and the same position within a browser, I've attached two resp. screenshots.
Comment 3 Kurpfaelzer 2016-10-22 17:48:01 UTC 
Created attachment 101704 [details]
Google Maps / Titanic Belfast  - digikam view
Comment 4 Kurpfaelzer 2016-10-22 17:49:04 UTC 
Created attachment 101705 [details]
Google Maps / Titanic Belfast - Web-Browser view
Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2016-10-24 16:44:10 UTC 
We dont have the option to select the satellite map. See the developer example has the same older satellite view:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-simple

Maik
Comment 6 Kurpfaelzer 2017-01-19 20:26:53 UTC 
In digikam 5.4 the Titanic museum can be seen on the corresponding google maps view. Don't know why, but this is perfect for me. Hope that is valid for other locations as well.

Stephan