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April 15, 2021, 2:02 pm
Company has compiled 24 million satellite photos from almost four decades in its biggest update to Google Earth in five years (Google/PA)
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Google Earth now allows people to see the most vivid depiction of our rapidly changing planet in interactive, explorable 3D.
The tech giant has used 24 million satellite photos from the past 37 years, revealing even greater detail in its Timelapse feature.
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15 April 2021 • 2:00pm
Using 20 million satellite photos from the past 37 years, Google Earth can now show viewers the world from the fourth dimension – time.
The work is focused on climate change, and the human impact on the world. Scientists at Nasa and Google guide the viewer through changes including forest change, urban growth, warming temperatures, sources of energy, and our world’s fragile beauty, in a set of timelapse videos.
The Timelapse project was made by Nasa, the United States Geological Survey’s Landsat program, the world’s first civilian Earth observation program, and the European Union’s Copernicus satellites.
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