Historical imagery is only in Google Earth Pro – the desktop application. Not available in the online version . There is https://earthengine., and google. Com/timelapse/ which is technically ‘historical’ imagery, not quite as high resolution as the stuff in Google Earth itself, but better worldwide coverage.
This begs the inquiry “Can google earth show past images?”
Although Google Earth displays current imagery automatically, you can also see how images have changed over time and view past versions of a map. Just go to Google Earth and enter a location in the search bar. Click on view and then on ‘Historical Imagery’ to see the image you want for a particular time.
This begs the query “Are Google Earth images real-time?”
Although it is a common misconception that Google Earth images are real-time, they are not. There are, however, two ways to view nearly real-time satellite images on Google Earth.
How do I view historical imagery on Google Earth?
Google Earth automatically displays current imagery. To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline . Find a location. Click View Historical Imagery or, above the 3D viewer, click Time. You can zoom in or out to change the start and end dates covered by your timeline.
2 Find a location. 3 Click View Historical Imagery or, above the 3D viewer, click Time.
Google Earth has a timestamp in the top left corner of the map. When you click on this, it opens up into a timeline showing all the photos they have on file for the are you have displayed. You can then flip through these images. I use this feature all the time. Photos will be at different times of day, or year.
How do I view past versions of a Google Earth map?
View a map over time Google Earth automatically displays current imagery . To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline.
Why does google earth show old images?
On average satellite imagery in Google Earth is 3 years old so 5 is older than average. As strange as it sounds sometimes newer images may be in “Historical Imagery”. Google tries to get the “best” imagery for a given area so for example if clouds obsure the area and/or other reasons then an older image may be used rather than the latest image.
You could be thinking “How old are the satellite images on Google Maps?”
Google Maps uses the same satellite information as Google Earth. Most of the images are 1 to 3 years old. You can visit Follow Your World – Home and find out when new imagery will be available for your location.
By old images you should be referring to either the place on Google Maps hasn’t been updated (with image) recently or you are looking at the image uploaded years ago. On the first option, it is something called Google Local Guides that keep updating Maps listing around the world.
How can I tell if a Google Earth image is aerial imagery?
Note that a lot of Google imagery when you zoom in is aerial imagery, not satellite. Easy way to pick it is if you are close enough to see finer details, such as trees, it’s aerial imagery, and if you see the trees from any kind of angle, i. E, not straight down, it’s aerial imagery.