Google Earth just keeps getting more powerful with its awesomeness. Google Earth Historical Images is now in place. Previously, a snapshot of a location was all that was available to users. Google Historical Imagery now lets viewers “go back in time” to view images. Over time, this unique feature will make it possible to move back and forth over time to see how an area has changed.
For example, fly south of San Francisco in Google Earth and turn on the “clock” slider in the tool bar. Watch how fertile farmland changes into Silicon Valley.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Historical Imagery
- Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in creating platforms or tools that enable users to explore and analyze historical imagery in various industries.
- Time Travel Visualization
- There is a disruptive innovation opportunity to develop interactive visualization tools that allow users to explore and compare how different areas have changed over time.
- Geospatial Data Analysis
- The availability of Google Earth Historical Images presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in industries that rely on geospatial data analysis, such as urban planning and environmental monitoring.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Technology
- In the technology industry, disruptive innovation opportunities can be found in developing applications or software that leverage historical imagery data provided by Google Earth Historical Images.
- Real Estate
- The real estate industry could benefit from disruptive innovation that uses historical imagery to help investors and developers track changes in properties and evaluate market trends.
- Archaeology
- Historical imagery from Google Earth can revolutionize the field of archaeology, providing researchers with valuable visual data to study and compare historical sites over time.
