GEarth Historical Earth Maps

GEarth Map is a satellite map and historical imagery explorer for viewing how places change over time. Browse archived world imagery, compare different years, search any location, and turn map changes into shareable videos.

Whether you are studying urban growth, coastline changes, construction progress, natural events, or environmental transformation, GEarth Map helps you explore the world through time with an interactive map timeline.

Key Features

Historical Satellite Imagery

View archived map imagery from different years and dates. Explore how cities, roads, coastlines, forests, rivers, and landmarks have changed over time.

Interactive Timeline and Time Slider

Use the year list and time slider to switch between historical imagery quickly. Drag through time to visually compare map changes in one place.

Map Timelapse Playback

Tap play to animate historical imagery changes. Adjust playback speed to view long-term development slowly or quickly, making changes easier to understand.

Search Any Location

Search for cities, addresses, landmarks, or places of interest and jump directly to the map area you want to explore.

Street-Level Exploration

Long press on the map or search for a location to open street-level views, including Google Street View and Apple Look Around where available.

Record and Export Map Changes

Create videos from historical map imagery and save them to your photo library. Use exported videos for presentations, research, reports, education, or social sharing.

Map Tools

Use compass direction, location positioning, map layers, screenshots, and measurement tools to explore places with more context.

Use Cases

Urban Planning

Compare historical satellite imagery to understand city expansion, road construction, land use changes, and development patterns.

Academic and Geographic Research

Study environmental change, natural events, regional development, and historical landscape transformation.

Education

Help students visually understand geography, urban growth, climate impact, and how the Earth changes over time.

Content Creation and Reports

Record map timelapse videos and screenshots for presentations, documentaries, project updates, and visual storytelling.

Explore the past. Compare the present. Watch the world change with GEarth Map.