Google Earth has a new toy for your lunch break.
, or search the world by themes like 'changing forests' and 'sources of energy' below the Timelapse mode's search box.
Naturally, the resolution of these timelapse maps isn't as high as the ones available in standard Google Earth, but they provide a pretty fascinating overview of how some regions have changed dramatically or, in the case of Kirov in Russia, slowly returned back to nature after humans abandoned their farmlands.Google called Timelapses"the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017" when the feature launched in 2021.
The reason why Google Earth is able to do timelapse as far back as the 1980s is thanks to open data from NASA and Landsat, which is the world's longest-running Earth observation program. The EU's Copernicus program has also helped thanks to its Sentinel satellites. Google Earth isn't the only mapping tool that Google's been busy updating recently, either. It's also upgraded Maps with aWe're looking forward to using that for everything from vibe-checking holiday destinations to
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