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Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities and makes it available for scientists, researchers,...
- View a Map Over Time
View a map over time. Current imagery automatically displays...
- View a Map Over Time
Sep 25, 2024 · View historical images of the location. Drag the scroll bar at the upper-left to the left to go back in time and view past images of the current location. Each time you adjust the scroll bar, the imagery for the location you’re viewing changes to show you how the location looked at the time you’re setting.
- 1. Open the Google Earth program installed on your computer. You will see a beautiful 3-D rendition of our world.
- 2. Search the location you want to view. Use the search box on the upper left corner and enter the location you want to view. Click the “Search” bu...
- 3. Locate the navigation bar. At first glance, you may not see the navigation area on the right of the map. Hover your mouse over it and it will ap...
- 4. Zoom in. Once you’ve reached the view you want, you can now use the vertical navigation bar to zoom in for a closer look. Click the plus button...
- 5. Enable Historical Imagery. Click on “View” from the header menu bar, then select “Historical Imagery.” A time lapse bar will appear on the upper...
- 6. View historical images of the location. Drag the scroll bar to the left and see how the view of your location changes. Each time you adjust the...
- Overview
- Import data to view a map over time
- Change the time of day
Google Earth automatically displays current imagery. To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline.
Open Google Earth.
Find a location.
Click View Historical Imagery or, above the 3D viewer, click Time .
Tips
You can zoom in or out to change the start and end dates covered by your timeline.
Import GPS tracks from a specific time period or other data that contains time information to view images in a timeline.
1. Import the GPS data or other time-related data.
2. In the Places panel, select the data you imported. The time slider will appear at the top of the 3D viewer with a time range that corresponds to the data you selected.
3. The lines on the timeline indicate the dates when images of your map are available. To explore different time periods:
• To change the length of time, drag the range marker to the right or left.
• To make the time range earlier or later, drag the time slider to the right or left. The range marker moves with the time slider so that the time range shown remains the same.
You can view the effect of the sun and sunlight across the landscape.
Turn on the sunlight feature
Click Sunlight. You can see the current level of sunlight in your current location.
Note: The time slider appears.
• To change the timezone: Drag the time slider left or right. Depending on your location and time of year, you can view the sunrise or sunset while looking east or west.
• To display an animation of sunlight across the landscape: Click the time slider play button.
Sep 25, 2024 · Google Earth lets you explore more of the past. In its update announcement, Google says some cities, including London, Berlin, Warsaw and Paris, will have imagery dating back to the 1930s. As of...
- Matt Binder
- matt@mashable.com
Apr 15, 2021 · Google Earth has launched a time-lapse feature that lets users wind back the clock and see how the world has changed over several decades. The feature uses millions of satellite images from the...
Apr 28, 2014 · Evan’s post goes back in time to walk through some of the history of Google Maps and Google Earth and how they’re continuing to merge more closely together.
Apr 16, 2019 · Explore 400 Years of Maps in Google Earth. Today we’re bringing back a layer that has long been a favorite of ours on Google Earth — the Historical Map Collection from David Rumsey.
