[OSM-talk] Yahoo imagery, Hungary vs Croatia

[Richard Bullock]

>
> Pecs ih Hungay is in high-res:
> http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=s&lat=46.074824&lon=18.226571&zoom=17
>
>
> Kaposvar;
> http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=s&lat=46.36273&lon=17.796989&zoom=15
>
> I didn't all towns in Hungary but Pecs is a bit bigger that Osijek,
> and Kaposvar is much smaller that Osijek in Croatia.
>
> Do Hungarians have some special treatment? ;)
>
> Any special reason why Yahoo would pay for to get areal photography
> for small towns and villages in Hungary and not for other countries?
>
>
Kaposvar is covered as part of the same strip of aerial imagery as Pécs. 
They haven't taken it out specifically to get small villages. Most likely 
they've paid for a strip which includes both places. As far as I can see, 
only Budapest and Pécs areas are covered.

That doesn't sound like particularly special treatment.

It seems very random which places get covered and which don't. E.g. 
Birmingham - one of Europe's largest conurbations - much bigger than 
Zagreb - similar in size to Budapest - hasn't got Yahoo high-res imagery.

You'd have to ask Yahoo what their reasons for choosing a certain city over 
another.