Norwegian intelligence services have, for reasons of internal security, not to Apple over the city of Oslo to conduct aerial photographs for its 3D mapping application, is there an official source on Tuesday. “I can confirm that Apple has not obtained approval to conduct aerial photographs, because the level of precision shooting is considered too high for some restricted zones,” said a spokesman the National Security Authority (NSM), Mona Stroem Arnoey. “We have proposed alternatives to Apple, however, to know how to buy these pictures from Norwegian suppliers or the Norwegian Mapping Authority,” she said. His words confirm information published in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten , which was revealed this week that Norway, unlike its neighbors Sweden and Denmark had frustrated Apple’s mapping projects. Responsible for preventive safety Scandinavian countries, the NSM has declined to comment on the number and nature of restricted zones. The photos of these areas provided by the Norwegian actors are, in turn, a lower resolution or blurred. According to Aftenposten , the prohibition of photographs from the sky led the Mayor of Oslo, entered by the United States Embassy in Norway, to intercede in favor of Apple in government. Very criticized for its inaccuracies staggering first mapping homemade replacing Google Maps, the firm late Steve Jobs has developed Flyover function that allows interactive overview of the major cities.
Oslo photograph from the sky: Norway says no to Apple
