But if you’re looking for images from one specific date (especially if it’s recent), then you’ll need to use one of the providers that gives you fine-grain control of your imagery.Įxamples: See Iroquois Reef–this place is under contention because of Chinese ships landing on/near the reef. That is, it’s easy to get free low-res images without a particular time-stamp (such as by using Google Maps, Bing Maps, or Google Earth). I found that the tradeoffs are always the same: cost (you can get nearly anything if you want to pay), resolution, and timestamps.
Then, for each one, I explored a bit about what they offered, what they’re good at, and the considerations to keep in mind. Click View Historical Imagery or, above the 3D viewer, click Time. To see how images have changed over time, view past versions of a map on a timeline. I started just by collecting the links to many different providers. Google Earth automatically displays current imagery. (And let me know if you find any errors.) Not only does the sheet put everything I find into a single location, but as I read through the results, I’ll find different properties of the image providers that I might want to sort or filter. Naturally, if you’ve got a bunch of sources like this, my natural inclination is to organize them on a Google Spreadsheet. (And, to tell the truth, I was expecting to find something like this on the results page.) One of the more useful results here is “ 15 Free Providers” with links to several satellite image services. When faced with a problem like this, I usually start with my “list of” trick, beginnings with a search like this:Īnd sure enough, this gives a set of web pages that have long lists of potential sources (even including 4 ads at the top of the SERP pointing to commercial sources). What are the best resources to get time-stamped satellite images? How can an ordinary SearchResearcher get their hands on satellite images not very long after (or even during!) a major event? The World in Real-Time global map utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide a live satellite view of select data from geostationary and polar-orbiting NOAA satellites and partner satellites of the Earth from space. Anda dapat menggunakan navigasi Live View selama navigasi pejalan kaki dalam jenis perjalanan apa pun. Dengan Live View, Anda akan melihat rute yang ditempatkan di dunia nyata dan pada peta mini di bagian bawah layar. So today’s Challenge is a kind of collective ask for all people who do SearchResearch:ġ. Glanceable directions feature on Google Maps provides real-time ETA and turn-by-turn directions in the route preview, improving the navigation experience. Google Maps menawarkan dua tampilan untuk navigasi pejalan kaki: peta 2D dan Live View. Getting near-real-time imagery would be great, but often that’s outside the budget of many non-professional searchers. Make use of Google Earths detailed globe by tilting the map to save a. As you can appreciate, the big problem is getting your hands on current images–or at least accurately time-stamped images from the not-too-distant past. Feature images and videos on your map to add rich contextual information.
We’ve curated 20,000 different places, so roll the dice and see where the world takes you.The Challenge for last week was to find good aerial or satellite images that are more-or-less in realtime.
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