[GIS] What causes shiny artifacts in Google Maps imagery

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Do you know what causes artifacts like this one?

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Source: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=embelgasse+wien&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=60.894251,93.251953&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Embelgasse,+Margareten+1050+Wien,+Austria&t=h&ll=48.187123,16.348997&spn=0.001849,0.004667&z=18

Best Answer

Perhaps it is glass roofs and the angle of the sun at the time of the capture.

Bing Maps [Satellite] is okay http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&where1=48.187141%2C%2016.349561&q=48.187141%2C16.349561&cp=48.18694871145921~16.349901334904583&lvl=18&encType=1