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		<title>Places blurred out in Google Maps view of the netherlands</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wikipedia has a list of places blurred out on Google Maps. Interesting to see and wonder why. If you open the site one of the first countries is The Netherlands, blurred out locations are: 52Â°14&#8217;55.40&#8243;N 4Â°26&#8217;22.74&#8243;E, Noordwijk aan Zee. 52Â°08&#8217;16.98&#8243;N 4Â°30&#8217;46.29&#8243;E, &#8220;apparently&#8221; just two buildings in The Hague. The Royal Stables [1], near Zeist. [2], [...]]]></description>
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<p>Wikipedia has a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_blurred_out_on_Google_Maps"> list of places blurred out on Google Maps.  </a>Interesting to see and wonder why.</p>
<p>If you open the site one of the first countries is The Netherlands, blurred out locations are:</p>
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<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?z=17&amp;ll=52.248594,4.439646&amp;t=k" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?z=17&amp;ll=52.248594,4.439646&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">52Â°14&#8217;55.40&#8243;N 4Â°26&#8217;22.74&#8243;E</a>, Noordwijk aan Zee.</li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;z=17&amp;ll=52.081698,4.304629&amp;spn=0.005828,0.013475&amp;t=k" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;z=17&amp;ll=52.081698,4.304629&amp;spn=0.005828,0.013475&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">52Â°08&#8217;16.98&#8243;N 4Â°30&#8217;46.29&#8243;E</a>, &#8220;apparently&#8221; just two buildings in The Hague. The Royal Stables</li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;msid=101840519750941672220.00000111e5de5182c0837&amp;msa=0&amp;z=16&amp;ll=52.123872,5.358367&amp;spn=0.007377,0.014355&amp;t=k" class="external autonumber" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;msid=101840519750941672220.00000111e5de5182c0837&amp;msa=0&amp;z=16&amp;ll=52.123872,5.358367&amp;spn=0.007377,0.014355&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>, near Zeist.</li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;layer=&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=16&amp;ll=52.37446,4.91724&amp;spn=0.009288,0.020084&amp;t=k" class="external autonumber" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;layer=&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=16&amp;ll=52.37446,4.91724&amp;spn=0.009288,0.020084&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>, a Navy Base just north of the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam</li>
<li><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vliegbasis_Gilze-Rijen" class="extiw" title="nl:Vliegbasis_Gilze-Rijen">Gilze-Rijen Airbase, Netherlands</a> <span style="font-size: 0.95em; font-weight: bold; color: #555555; position: relative">(Dutch)</span> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?sll=52.37446,4.91724&amp;sspn=0.011567,0.020514&amp;z=15&amp;ll=51.56568,4.934878&amp;spn=0.023556,0.041027&amp;t=h" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?sll=52.37446,4.91724&amp;sspn=0.011567,0.020514&amp;z=15&amp;ll=51.56568,4.934878&amp;spn=0.023556,0.041027&amp;t=h" rel="nofollow">in Google Maps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;z=17&amp;ll=52.109912,4.326596&amp;spn=0.004467,0.009527&amp;t=k&amp;om=1" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;z=17&amp;ll=52.109912,4.326596&amp;spn=0.004467,0.009527&amp;t=k&amp;om=1" rel="nofollow">Nato C3 Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.957325,4.79064&amp;spn=0.011117,0.028839&amp;t=k&amp;om=1" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.957325,4.79064&amp;spn=0.011117,0.028839&amp;t=k&amp;om=1" rel="nofollow">Den Helder, Naval installations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=51.448391,3.604889&amp;spn=0.011501,0.028839&amp;t=k" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=51.448391,3.604889&amp;spn=0.011501,0.028839&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">Vlissingen, Naval installations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.392023,5.913563&amp;spn=0.011261,0.028839&amp;t=k" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.392023,5.913563&amp;spn=0.011261,0.028839&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">&#8216;t Harde (1), Army exercise area</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.405692,5.899873&amp;spn=0.011258,0.028839&amp;t=k" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=52.405692,5.899873&amp;spn=0.011258,0.028839&amp;t=k" rel="nofollow">&#8216;t Harde (2), Army exercise area</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=53.223199,5.754862&amp;spn=0.011048,0.028839&amp;t=h" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=15&amp;ll=53.223199,5.754862&amp;spn=0.011048,0.028839&amp;t=h" rel="nofollow">Leeuwarden Air Force Base</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=14&amp;ll=52.133857,5.27318&amp;spn=0.022654,0.057678&amp;t=h" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=14&amp;ll=52.133857,5.27318&amp;spn=0.022654,0.057678&amp;t=h" rel="nofollow">Kamp Zeist (Lockerbie Trials</a>) + Soesterberg Air Force Base</li>
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<p>Based on this it seems mostly military.</p>
<p>In the us they have also blurred out: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=17&amp;ll=39.043644,-77.592498&amp;spn=0.004641,0.005751&amp;t=h" class="external text" title="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=17&amp;ll=39.043644,-77.592498&amp;spn=0.004641,0.005751&amp;t=h" rel="nofollow">39Â° 2&#8217;35.84&#8243;N 77Â°35&#8217;35.39&#8243;W</a> Loudoun County Landfill</p>
<p>Why would one wnat to blur out a Landfill? what&#8217;s there to hide there???</p>
<p>Back to the Netherlands: i found <a href="http://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/20060912_verboden_plekken_in_nederland/">another site</a> listing blurred out locations, but also some locations that you would have expected to be blurred out, for example <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=den+haag,+netherlands&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;z=18&amp;ll=52.096735,4.310079&amp;spn=0.002814,0.010214&amp;t=h">Europo</a>l. Strange</p>
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