2022
Hello,
Google Maps supports historical imagery in STREET VIEW while does not support it in MAP VIEW; on the other hand, Google Earth supports historical imagery in MAP VIEW while does not support it in STREET VIEW. Please see following screenshots. In other words, the time slider is not available in Google Maps MAP VIEW and Google Earth STREET VIEW.
Why? What is the reason behind it?
Personal reason for asking: for a research project we needed some road features which they could sometimes be captured/counted/measured/checked for multiple years in either Map View or Street View depending on the particular feature (for example whether an intersection was signalized between 2008-10) but because of this inconsistency between Google Maps and Google Earth for historical imagery we had to install Google Earth for all undergraduate students who were working on the study. They sometimes needed to switch between two environments for a particular site (either roadway segment or intersection).
That would be great if historical imagery could be provided for both environments in a similar way.
Thank you
Google Maps: available historical imagery in Street View
Google Earth: available historical imagery in Map View
Accepted Solutions
@YK1001 wrote:Hi @EhsanD,
Yes, there are lots of feature in-consistences among Maps and Earth. Even among Maps on different platforms: Android Maps, Desktop Maps and iOS Maps.
And also add MapMaker to the list (although not for too long), @YK1001
@EhsanD, as far as I can see there has been a trend to make the differences narrower between the different platforms during the last decade or so. Obviously the underlying technology was (is) so different between maps and GE that the featurescould not be the same. Actually, acquiring keyhole (the "predecessor" of GE) was the first step towards transporting its features into the web application (later different mobile) platform.
Let's just hope that most of the features will be shared in the future. We are actually in the midst of a similar "merging" of two platforms (for editing maps): MapMaker is closing in two days and its features have already started to appear in maps. No-one knows of course, when everything will appear - and also when GE and Maps will be completely similar.
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@YK1001 wrote:Hi @EhsanD,
Yes, there are lots of feature in-consistences among Maps and Earth. Even among Maps on different platforms: Android Maps, Desktop Maps and iOS Maps.
And also add MapMaker to the list (although not for too long), @YK1001
@EhsanD, as far as I can see there has been a trend to make the differences narrower between the different platforms during the last decade or so. Obviously the underlying technology was (is) so different between maps and GE that the featurescould not be the same. Actually, acquiring keyhole (the "predecessor" of GE) was the first step towards transporting its features into the web application (later different mobile) platform.
Let's just hope that most of the features will be shared in the future. We are actually in the midst of a similar "merging" of two platforms (for editing maps): MapMaker is closing in two days and its features have already started to appear in maps. No-one knows of course, when everything will appear - and also when GE and Maps will be completely similar.