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Time-lapse images let you witness 28 years of Earth's changes
Google, NASA, and others show off dramatic time-lapse images that give a visual tour of how the Earth has evolved (and devolved) over the course of almost three decades.
Time-Lapse of Earth 1984-Today
1st vid Dubai, 2nd is Alaska's Columbia glacier, 3rd is a section of rainforest in Brazil, 4th is Las Vegas. Sorry, no sound.
10 May 2013
A glacier shrinks, a rainforest disappears and a major U.S. city expands before your eyes in the new Google Timelapse project. The partnership blends 28 years of satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine technology to show the impact of human activity on the planet. A new Landsat satellite launched earlier this year will add its leading-edge cameras to the project.
The pictures, captured by the series of Landsat satellites and released in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, and Time magazine, show several startling examples of how humans and natural processes have changed Earth from 1984 to 2012. You'll see the depressing decline of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, the blossoming of Dubai's epic cityscape, and Las Vegas' urban explosion. There's also an alarming look at the deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon forest.
Rebecca Moore, an engineering manager for Google Earth, shared some stunning statistics behind the images, which have been in the works since 2009.
Google, NASA, and others show off dramatic time-lapse images that give a visual tour of how the Earth has evolved (and devolved) over the course of almost three decades.
Time-Lapse of Earth 1984-Today
1st vid Dubai, 2nd is Alaska's Columbia glacier, 3rd is a section of rainforest in Brazil, 4th is Las Vegas. Sorry, no sound.
10 May 2013
A glacier shrinks, a rainforest disappears and a major U.S. city expands before your eyes in the new Google Timelapse project. The partnership blends 28 years of satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine technology to show the impact of human activity on the planet. A new Landsat satellite launched earlier this year will add its leading-edge cameras to the project.
The pictures, captured by the series of Landsat satellites and released in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, and Time magazine, show several startling examples of how humans and natural processes have changed Earth from 1984 to 2012. You'll see the depressing decline of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, the blossoming of Dubai's epic cityscape, and Las Vegas' urban explosion. There's also an alarming look at the deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon forest.
Rebecca Moore, an engineering manager for Google Earth, shared some stunning statistics behind the images, which have been in the works since 2009.
