How to go back in time with Google Maps
Google Maps allows users to view historical imagery through its Street View feature. Users can explore neighborhoods and iconic locations as they appeared in the past, dating back to 2007. This feature is accessible via both the web and mobile apps, enabling users to see changes over time in various areas.
- ▪Google Maps has been providing navigation services since 2005.
- ▪Street View allows users to see historical imagery from as far back as 2007.
- ▪Users can access this feature on both web and mobile platforms.
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See what a street used to look like. Image: Google Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Google Maps has been helping us get from A to B since 2005. In that time, it’s amassed a huge amount of data about the world—from business opening times to national boundaries. And alongside the map itself, there’s satellite imagery and imagery at ground level, courtesy of Street View.
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