Penso que seja para camuflar localizações de edifícios ou zonas que os governos entendam que devem estar protegidas do mundo em geral...
Pode ser uma base militar ou residência da família real.
Isso é parada incentivar o turismo...temos de lá ir ver...Foi o que já referirem. Se andarem pelo streetview das maiores cidades alemãs, é comum haver zonas inteiras completamente camufladas.
Luís Miguel ViterboJune 20, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Excellent contribution, Andreas.
Based on everything found, here's my conjecture about the blur is the following:
1. NATO gives a list of addresses to Google that need blurring.
2. Google receives this in a very specific department so as very few people have access to this classified information. Plus, there might be some automatic software dealing with the blurring itself. If NATO tells Google it's Hoogwakersbosstraat but not the number, the program or the people in charge blur what the map or those people believe to be the entire street, missing in fact a part of it.
3. DPO moves. The folks in NATO responsible for the blurring either are not informed immediately or don't take measures immediately because it's of minor concern. (I haven't checked exactly where the new location is nor, therefore, whether it is blurred or not.)
4. Even if DPO / NATO told Google about this but refer that it's not of major concern and the unblurring can be delayed, Google doesn't hurry it taking this step.
As to the color, I usually use Encycolorpedia, where you can find, for every hex-color, a huge list of Colors from Paint Charts / Paint Brands & Suppliers, with matching colors ranked by average visual similarity. The ranking is not perfect but close. Here are the closest to #383F4B and #3B434E:
Crown Diamond Paint Schemes 7325-83 Jazz Night #3a414b (Encycolorpedia first choice for both)
Opaltone / OMS 6970 / #383f52 (my choice for the first one)
Coronado Paint Schemes 8269 - In The Navy #3b4349 (my choice for the second)
Under this light, I will now refer the color of those rooftops as "jazz-night-in-the-navy grey".![]()
De acordo com alguns fóruns são instalações da NATO agora desactivadas mas pode-se "caminhar" nessa zona através do Street Views: