title: How can I fetch high-resolution google map satellite image using Python?
body: <p>I am using Google map to capture satellite images using Python.
   I followed the post: <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7490491/capture-embedded-google-map-image-with-python-without-using-a-browser">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7490491/capture-embedded-google-map-image-with-python-without-using-a-browser</a>. However, compared to the  view directly from browser, the images from Python have lower resolution.</p>
  
  <p>For example, at a certain location, what I fetched from Python looks like 
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wdz96m.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wdz96m.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>But the view of the same location from browser has much higher resolution (though not at the exactly same zoom range):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/rkVmpm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/rkVmpm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>The Google map API has parameters as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>'center': position, 
  'zoom': str(zoom),
  'size': '%dx%d' % (largura, alturaplus),
  'maptype': 'satellite',
  'sensor': 'false',
  'scale': scale
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there parameter to tune the resolution?
    A ton of thanks!!</p>