Google brings historic Road View imagery to Google Earth

Google introduced on Tuesday that you may now entry historic Road View imagery on Google Earth. Till now, you’ve solely been capable of entry historic Road View imagery on Google Maps. Google says the launch will enable individuals to discover from much more viewpoints, whether or not it’s a hen’s eye view or at road degree.

Google is introducing the replace to commemorate Google Earth’s twentieth birthday.

The launch comes as there was a social media pattern final 12 months that noticed individuals visiting Google Maps to nearly time journey and discover their family members on imagery or see how a spot developed over time. Now, customers will likely be in a position to take action proper from Google Earth, the tech large says.

The corporate additionally introduced that skilled customers within the U.S. will be capable of entry new AI-driven insights concerning the planet on Google Earth, akin to tree cover protection for cities.

For instance, in Austin, Texas, customers can view areas with extra tree cowl and determine spots which may profit from cooling approaches. They’ll additionally entry land floor temperature information to see which elements of the town are hotter to be able to inform city planning choices.

As a part of Google Earth’s twentieth anniversary celebration, the corporate mirrored on the service’s historical past, noting that the platform was launched in 2005 and shortly went viral, attaining 100 million downloads inside its first week.

Google says that in simply the previous 12 months, individuals looked for locations in Google Earth greater than 2 billion occasions.