# Time-Lapse Mapping Tools Google Earth Engine Features Progressive Charts By Jordy E | Published 2012-08-03 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-earth-engine References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/google-time-lapse-satellite-photos/23515/) & [earthengine.google.org](http://earthengine.google.org/) The most recent technology to take the [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-maps-ai) Earth Engine by storm stems for an association between the cartographic enterprise and [Carnegie Mellon University’s](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sapio-agents) [Robotics Institute](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pestslaying-agricultural-robot). Viewers can now watch the progressive development of areas like Las Vegas, the Aral Sea and Mexico via time-lapse videos. The progressive maturity of various geographic regions is charted between the years of 1999 and 2011 on the site. While the dozen year gap may seem short-lived, gentrification projects, climate change and pollution have rapidly altered the landscapes in unimaginable ways. Google Earth’s Engine makes use of a GigaPan Time Machine system. Created for the purposes of panoramic photography, it has been adopted here to enmesh multiple screen shots. The result is an interactive environmental account, and given the visual appeal of the films, they will inform debate on the subjects of construction, conservation and land use. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Time-lapse Mapping:** Google Earth Engine's GigaPan Time Machine system is a disruptive innovation opportunity for environmental monitoring, urban planning and conservation research. - **Progressive Charts:** The use of progressive charts is a disruptive innovation opportunity for various industries like real estate, construction, and natural resource management. - **Interactive Environmental Accounts:** The creation of interactive environmental accounts is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the tourism, education, and entertainment industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Environmental Monitoring:** Google Earth Engine's time-lapse mapping technology represents a valuable tool for the environmental monitoring industry. - **Urban Planning:** The use of time-lapse maps and progressive charts is a valuable tool for urban planners to visualize changes to landscapes over time. - **Tourism:** Interactive environmental accounts created by Google Earth Engine's technology could represent a new way of experiencing tourism destinations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Historical Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timemap.md) - [AI-Enhanced Map Softwares](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-maps-ai.md) - [Process Visualization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velocity-lapse.md) - [Historical Photographic Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/historical-street-view.md) - [AI Powered Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-maps-builder.md) - [Digital Map AI Enhancements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-map-ai-enhancements-google-maps-update-brings-aipowered-exploration.md) - [Updated Sustainable API Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-sunroof.md) - [Time-Lapse Creation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photojourney.md) - [Colorful AI Timelines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeplayio.md)