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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,...
- View a Map Over Time
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- View a Map Over Time
Oct 7, 2019 · Click on view and then on ‘Historical Imagery’ to see the image you want for a particular time. There is an option to zoom in /out to change start and end dates that have been covered by your...
- The Geospatial
- 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 · If you install the Google Earth Pro app on your computer, you can travel back in time and see old historical imagery from previous years. This feature isn't available in the web-based version of Google Earth, so make sure you download the app from https://www.google.com/earth/about/versions.
- 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...
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Working closely with the USGS and NASA, Google released more than a quarter-century of images of Earth taken from space, compiled into an interactive time-lapse map that allows viewers to watch change across the entire planet’s surface beginning as early as 1984.
Apr 23, 2014 · Starting today, you can travel to the past to see how a place has changed over the years by exploring Street View imagery in Google Maps for desktop. We've gathered historical imagery from past Street View collections dating back to 2007 to create this digital time capsule of the world.
