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Explore the world in 3D with Google Earth, a free and interactive map service that lets you view satellite imagery, terrain, and buildings.
- Navigation. Both Google Earth and Google Maps have hundreds of millions of geocoded places in 220+ countries around the world. But Google Earth isn’t designed to help you navigate from place to place.
- Historical Imagery. If you want to explore historical imagery, Google Earth has over 24 million satellite photos from the past 37 years. Overall, it gives you 20+ zoom levels in Google Earth and it’s our top choice for historical imagery viewers.
- Street View. Anyone with an adventurous bone in their body should explore the world using Google Street View. From Antarctica to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Street View has collected more than 170 billion images from 87 countries around the world.
- 3D Buildings and Models. When you zoom into any metropolitan area, both Google Earth and Google Maps display a mix of hyper-realistic textured buildings and 3D models.
- NASA Worldview. NASA’s Worldview is a real-time satellite map that is available online. It shows satellite imagery, real-time cloud cover, and 800+ layers of the world.
- USGS EarthNow (FarEarth Observer) The USGS pulls together Landsat 7 and 8 recordings through the EarthNow application. After a ground station receives a Landsat transmission, it takes just seconds for it to be uploaded on the USGS EarthNow platform.
- ISS Satellite Feed. It’s true that the International Space Station has a high-definition streaming video (HDEV) mounted on it. And if you haven’t seen it before, it’s one of the neatest things you can find on YouTube.
- Real-time Weather App. Weather apps like Ventusky leverage satellite layers from GOES-16, GOES-17, and EUMETSAT. Not only do you get near-real-time weather data, but it also includes forecasts.
- Google Maps. Google Maps is the ULTIMATE tool for satellite maps. It’s grown over the years. So has its features: Like it’s panoramic street views. Its 3D perspectives are mind-blowingly insane.
- Google Earth Pro. Pop quiz, hotshot! Does Google Maps and Google Earth Pro share the same imagery? The answer is that they are completely DIFFERENT from each other.
- NASA Worldview. We all know what Earth looks like. But what does it look like RIGHT NOW? NASA’s Worldview aims at real-time imagery delivery. That is… Earth how it is “right now”.
- Mapbox. This is quickly becoming one of my go-to satellite maps. It’s because Mapbox removes the clutter and aims for clarity. First, head over to Mapbox.
Activating Street View in both the Maps and Earth websites is similar: Once you've found the location you want to look at, click the Pegman icon in the lower right corner to turn on Street View. The roads that have Street View will have a blue line running down the middle. Scenic spots and buildings that you can see inside have a blue circle ...
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