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Can you view old maps from 2000 to 2005 in Google Maps or earth Very important please reply?
Google Maps doesn't allow you to see old imagery but using Google Earth you can enable historical imagery in the View menu and pick the time period in the time slider that appears.However, availability is location-specific so you may find imagery for a given year in one area and not another. Whenever Google updates its imagery typically the older imagery will become available under historical imagery.Historical imagery feature is not yet available for Street View imagery -- only satellite and aerial imagery.
Can you look at a older time with Google Earth?
In Google Earth select 'Historical Imagery' under View menu. This shows a timeline slider from which to select available satellite and aerial imagery allowing you to travel back in time to see how things looked in the past.As of GE 6.0 there is time indicator in the status bar [lower-left of the map] showing the oldest imagery available.For example, if you're in London then you can jump to 1945 to see WWII imagery.3-D Building layerNote that the 3-D building layer are current buildings and not associated with any particular time period so you may want to turn off this layer otherwise it may not match well with the older imagery.Newer ImagerySometimes there are actually newer imagery available in Historical Imagery due to Google's quality control process such as the newer image having more clouds or other defects making the older image "better".Street ViewStreet View is not yet available in Historical Imagery to see older photographs.
How do they take the pictures for Google Earth?
The satellite that revolves around the earth.AdditionallyStreet View photographs on the other hand are taken by Google or its associates typically by cars with special cameras.
Can you see polar bears on Google Earth?
It's possibly to spot a polar bear in either the high resolution street view imagery shown in Google Earth or imagery from a low-flying aircraft capturing the animal on film. See the related links below showing a number of wildlife caught on film in Google's Street View imagery for all to see including cheetah, bear, elephants, camels, and many others.
Can Google Maps read a newspaper?
The highest-resolution satellite imagery available in Google Maps cannot yet read print in a newspaper but Google's Street View could possibly read the headlines.License plates, for example, can be seen in Google's Street View imagery so there is a detection process in place to identify and blur license plates to prevent identification of vehicles and individuals.Newspaper print the size of license plate lettering or larger in all practical sense could be legible in Street View from Google Maps or Google Earth.See here to see an example where you can read magazine cover titles at a newsstand in Google Earth Street View.
How can you find the date of a Google Maps view?
For Street View imagery the date of a Street View is displayed bottom right of the image (but not the time). For dates of base imagery try Google Earth for the same scene which shows the imagery date. Google Earth (unlike Google Maps) has historical imagery showing all previous versions of imagery that Google has for the particular area.
Are there any 2010 Street View maps?
Google Earth and Google Maps show the most current Street View photos available in a given area whether they're 2011 or 2010.There is an option to show 'historical imagery' for Street View photos in Google Maps by checking the clock icon under the address but not yet in Google Earth. In Google Earth, you can enable 'historical imagery' under View menu and choose to see the satellite imagery for previous years.
How can you find out how old the images are on Google Maps?
For Street View imagery the date of a Street View is displayed bottom right of the image (but not the time).For dates of the base imagery in Google Maps you'll need to use Google Earth and locate the same location and zoom level for the same view to see the imagery date. For whatever reason the imagery dates are not shown in Google Maps. Google Earth (unlike Google Maps) has historical imagery showing all previous versions of imagery that Google has for the particular area.See related question to show dates in Google Earth.
Are there any buildings missing from Google Maps?
The satellite imagery in Google Maps and Google Earth is typically one to three years old. The imagery is constantly being updated but the imagery is just a snapshot in time. Any outdated imagery means that any new buildings, upgrades, or additions will not be seen until the imagery is updated.Historical imagery in Google Earth and historical street view in Google Maps allow you go back in time to see what it looked like in the past.
Can you get older Street View on Google Maps?
Google currently only provides the latest Street View imagery for a given area. There have been requests by many users to provide "historical" imagery for Street View. Easier said than done since there would be a need for lots of storage for the vast amount of street view imagery. Just keeping the latest high-resolution street view imagery is costly enough. As disks get faster and cheaper over time Google may provide this capability in the future.
Can you view old maps from 2000 to 2005 in Google Maps or earth Very important please reply?
Google Maps doesn't allow you to see old imagery but using Google Earth you can enable historical imagery in the View menu and pick the time period in the time slider that appears.However, availability is location-specific so you may find imagery for a given year in one area and not another. Whenever Google updates its imagery typically the older imagery will become available under historical imagery.Historical imagery feature is not yet available for Street View imagery -- only satellite and aerial imagery.
Is Google Street Map live?
Google Street View is far from live or real-time. In many cases the high-resolution imagery is 1 to 3 years old. It takes time (weeks to months) to capture the street view imagery then process, validate, and integrate it into the Google imagery database in its data centers.
What website lets you see the front of your house?
Google Maps has Street View imagery and Bing Maps has Streetside eye-level view, both of which capture imagery from street level. You can also download Google Earth from Google's website for advanced features including Street View.
Can you look at a older time with Google Earth?
In Google Earth select 'Historical Imagery' under View menu. This shows a timeline slider from which to select available satellite and aerial imagery allowing you to travel back in time to see how things looked in the past.As of GE 6.0 there is time indicator in the status bar [lower-left of the map] showing the oldest imagery available.For example, if you're in London then you can jump to 1945 to see WWII imagery.3-D Building layerNote that the 3-D building layer are current buildings and not associated with any particular time period so you may want to turn off this layer otherwise it may not match well with the older imagery.Newer ImagerySometimes there are actually newer imagery available in Historical Imagery due to Google's quality control process such as the newer image having more clouds or other defects making the older image "better".Street ViewStreet View is not yet available in Historical Imagery to see older photographs.
What website can you zoom in street level to see houses?
Google Maps has Street View imagery and Bing Maps has Streetside eye-level view, both of which capture imagery from street level. (See related links below) You can also download Google Earth from Google's website for advanced features including Street View.
How do they take the pictures for Google Earth?
The satellite that revolves around the earth.AdditionallyStreet View photographs on the other hand are taken by Google or its associates typically by cars with special cameras.
How-to block your home from Google Maps?
Google buys or leases satellite imagery from commerical imagery providers such as GeoEye. Since the imagery is aleady in the public domain so to speak Google doesn't normaly black out individual houses or property. Google has greater control over the Street View imagery that Google collects. You can request further bluring a given Street View that may image violates privacy for some reason but the request needs to be approved before Google takes any action.
