It’s really cool to look at the progress of Boston’s Big Dig project, both the tunnel at the airport and the moving of the Central Artery from above ground level to below ground level. 🙂 There are also other areas I’ve found with a new older satellite image that was never in the database previously. If this happens try pulling back in altitude and taking a new snapshot and try it again.Īlso, as a post-script, absolutely there’s new imagery and plenty of it. If you are zoomed in too far when you go to the placemark you’ll see the slider locate the right date, but the image won’t update. Voila! HERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT, THOUGH! Google Earth tracks how far zoomed you are. However, set the historical image and do a snapshot. Any placemark created on the ‘default’ of the most current image will just stick with that.

IMPORTANT, PLACEMARKS REMEMBER THE HISTORICAL IMAGE. Sometimes it helps to see the marks if you pull back a little in altitude. In fact there’s two good aerial sets from 19, although the 1999 set is not complete. LONDON, in fact, has quite a lot of imagery available. Although no marks may show up, you might still be able to back up. Expect to see lots of posts on this new feature.įor those who think imagery is missing: Before you make a judgement, make sure you go check the slider fully.

This feature is amazing! The amount of data Google is storing must be immense! Several instances of imagery for millions of square kilometers! You may be able to see how your house changed over the years, or see aerial pictures of cities from decades ago. Drag the slider (or click the left/right buttons) to see earlier or (or even newer) imagery.įor example, here’s a shot of the famous “ Bird’s Nest” stadium from the 2008 Beijing Olympics as it appeared under construction on February 17, 2007:Īnd, here is a video showing this all in action: If other imagery is available in your current view, you see little tic marks on the slider. A time slider appears (see below) showing available imagery. Click on the little “Clock” icon in the upper middle (or the “ View->Historical Imagery” menu item). Now, they’ve added a new feature to new Google Earth 5 that let’s you turn back the clock and see other imagery they have for locations around the world.

Google already had more satellite and aerial imagery available for free than anyone.

Google earth view my house satellite