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Last fall, a little-known Google Maps feature went viral for letting users get a glimpse of lost loved ones, old family pets, childhood homes, and even their younger selves. Those memories are getting ...
Who among us hasn't wished for the ability to time travel. Unfortunately, you can't hop in a DeLorean, gun it to 88 miles per hour, and visit the past. However, Google Earth has the next best thing ...
Over the last 20 years, Google Earth has enabled us to explore the globe through billions of images from aerial photography, satellite imagery, Street View, and 3D images. The globe explorer debuted a ...
If you've ever wanted to see what your city looked like in the past, Google Earth's new historical imagery has you covered. The satellite and aerial imagery will allow users to see what their city—or ...
The effects of World War II were far-reaching, but hard to put into perspective from the texts of history books. From the bombed-out streets of London to devastated monuments in Paris, Google is ...
Google Earth turns 20 this Saturday, and to celebrate, Google is giving it a new feature: historical street view. In addition to exploring up-to-date ground-view versions of places around the world, ...
Google Earth combines satellite imagery and aerial photography to create a rich picture of earth. You can use Google Earth online, on your smartphone or tablet, or on its desktop app — all for free.
Digital navigation apps are an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Apps like Google Maps not only help us with directions, but also with checking real-time traffic along your route, finding local ...
In March of 2007, a container ship called the M/V Republica di Genoa capsized while docked in Antwerp, Belgium. Thanks to the Google Earth “Historical Imagery” feature you can see an aerial photo ...
With a vast trove of images from the past, the massive cartographic search tool lets users travel back in Earth’s time Google spent eight years collecting historical imagery — aerial and satellite ...