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also I noticed that at least in Switzerland, the imagery is significantly older than the one of the "Earth" layer in google maps. If I had to guess, I would say
by pilif 10y ago
also I noticed that at least in Switzerland, the imagery is significantly older than the one of the "Earth" layer in google maps. If I had to guess, I would say the images on Google Earth are from 2011, whereas the ones in Google Maps seem very current: last summer.
edit: Actually, the "earth" layer of Google Maps is identical to Google Earth. What's more up-to-date is the "satellite" layer which I only see offered in the mobile apps.
- Mithaldu 10y agoThere was a point where you could choose from which time to view the data. Very useful feature. Might even still be in there somewhere if you find the right chicken to sacrifice to make it appear.
- ashark 10y agoGoogle sure spends an incredible amount of money making their UIs worse (and usually increasing memory use by a large multiplier at the same time).
- Arizhel 10y ago>Google sure spends an incredible amount of money making their UIs worse (and usually increasing memory use by a large multiplier at the same time). Isn't everyone doing this these days? All the UIs on PC software have been getting worse since the mid-2000s.