Learn History Through Google Earth

Filed under: 3D Satellite Imagery

If you have a penchant for cartography, you’ll love Google Earth’s historical imagery capabilities.  You can see how places on the earth looked prior to now.  Some places you can see from the 50s and even earlier.  It’s interesting to see the changes in areas over time.  I’m sure you’ve seen this even in your own neighborhood.

If you’d like to check out historical maps, just do this:

Click View > Historical Imagery
or
Click the Clock icon in the toolbar above the 3D viewer.

The small vertical lines on the timeline indicate the dates of different imagery available for your location.

Just another groovy tip from Earth Girl.

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