QGroundControl (QGC) V4.0.5 modified to use Google satellite maps, zoom level 24

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Thanks to this author for
his selfless sharing. His QGC version is
slightly different from V3.5.3 and now V4.0.5

Modify the use of Google Satellite Map

qgroundcontrol \ src \ QtLocationPlugin \ GoogleMapProvider.cpp
line 145 Change
to the following

QString GoogleSatelliteMapProvider::_getURL(const int x, const int y, const int zoom, QNetworkAccessManager* networkManager) {
    // http://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s
    QString server  = QStringLiteral("khm");
    QString request = QStringLiteral("kh");
    QString sec1; // after &x=...
    QString sec2; // after &zoom=...
    _getSecGoogleWords(x, y, sec1, sec2);
    _tryCorrectGoogleVersions(networkManager);
    return QString(QStringLiteral("http://www.google.cn/maps/vt?lyrs=s&x=%1&y=%2&z=%3")).arg(x).arg(y).arg(zoom);
   // return QString(QStringLiteral("http://%1%2.google.com/%3/v=%4&hl=%5&x=%6%7&y=%8&z=%9&s=%10"))
   //     .arg(server)
     //   .arg(_getServerNum(x, y, 4))
       // .arg(request)
//        .arg(_versionGoogleSatellite)
  //      .arg(_language)
    //    .arg(x)
      //  .arg(sec1)
        //.arg(y)
    //    .arg(zoom)
      //  .arg(sec2);
}

24 level zoom map modification

QGC maximum magnification is 20, in some cases it is not enough to use
qgroundcontrol \ src \ QtLocationPlugin \ QGCMapUrlEngine.h,
line 27, 20 instead of 24.

#define MAX_MAP_ZOOM (24.0)

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