Download-pro to download Google Earth Pro. Install it onto your computer, and then open it. Click the search bar at the top of the left sidebar and search for the location you want to view. Click “Search.”
Click “View” in the menu bar at the top of your screen, and then “Historical Imagery.” Select the “Historical Imagery” tool. William Antonelli/Business Insider
A bar will open up at the top of your 3D viewer that will let you scroll back in time. The map will change as you scroll through time.
How to View the History of Google Earth 1 Open the Google Earth program installed on your computer. 2 Search the location you want to view. 3 Locate the navigation bar. 4 Zoom in. 6 View historical images of the location.
Use the search box on the upper left corner and enter the location you want to view. Click the “Search” button beside the search field, and just like in Google Maps, Google Earth will bring you to the location you’ve entered. At first, the area view may be too far up to be able to focus on the location.
The next thing we wondered was: what is Google Earth’s history tool?
Google Earth’s tool lets you view what certain points on the globe looked like many years in the past. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. In itself, Google Earth can be an interesting tool.
How do I view historical maps on Google Earth?
2 Find a location. 3 Click View Historical Imagery or, above the 3D viewer, click Time.
One way to consider this is how to View Historical Images on Google Earth
Open the Google Earth program installed on your computer. Search the location you want to view. Locate the navigation bar., and zoom in. View historical images of the location.
The next thing we wanted the answer to was: where is historical imagery on google earth?
In the Google Earth software you will find a button “Show Historical imagery” (with small clock icon) in the main menu toolbar, which can provide you imageries way back upto 2000.
You may be wondering “How can I see how Google Earth images have changed over time?”
To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline . Find a location. Click View Historical Imageryor, above the 3D viewer, click Time. Tips You can zoom in or out to change the start and end dates covered by your timeline.
This of course begs the inquiry “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.
Some of the imagery in Historical Imagery may actually be more recent than the default imagery displayed in Google Earth. This is because Google selects the best quality imagery available for a location in preference to the most recent.
Google Earth automatically displays current imagery. To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline .
How do I find the date on Google Earth imagery?
If you put the mouse over the location you are interested in, Google Earth will show “Imagery date” near the bottom center of the screen. This is shown as 4. In the screen shot above. Do not confuse this with 3. Which is the date of the oldest available historical imagery.
You may be asking “Why can’t I see imagery dates on Google Earth Pro?”
If a date is available, it is only approximate. Most Google geo programs are only providing the copyright date and that’s nothing to do with the imagery date. Google Earth Pro still has some imagery dates, mostly in historical imagery. The 3D imagery is from several flights, possibly on different dates.
Where can I find historical images for free?
Google Earth is a mobile and desktop application with an enormous collection of historical imagery for free. Esri’s Wayback Living Atlas provides an online platform. It’s free and it’s growing for historical images.