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Live Satellite Images in Google Earth!

By Margaret on July 16, 2010

Live Satellite Images in Google Earth!

As part of the Google Earth image update released last week Google quietly added a major new feature to Google Earth – live satellite images!

Using the live satellite mode I created a screen capture of cars driving down a road, which you can see in the animated thumbnail below.

Live Satellite only works for the city of Edinburgh, UK but will be rolled out to other cities in the near future. Apparently Google wanted to keep this amazing new feature quiet so as to not overload the satellite’s built-in web server.

If you’d like to see the Live Satellite Mode in action yourself then load up this placemark file.

Be warned that Edinburgh is very cloudy today, so you may have to search around a bit to find a gap in the clouds.

We’re told that as Google add the Live Satellite feature to more and more cities they plan to rename Google Earth to Google Live Local.

Please note that this entry is an April Fool’s Joke – there are no live images to be seen!

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Margaret

Margaret, author of two international bestsellers, is the daughter of a member of the British Parliament. Margaret’s books are published in 46 countries and collectively have sold more than six million copies worldwide. A movie based on her first novel will be released in December 2007 from Warner Bros. Pictures. She is also the co-creator of an ABC sitcom which will premiere on ABC stations in September. Margaret has just completed her fifth novel. She is 26 years old and lives in Dublin.

14 responses to “Live Satellite Images in Google Earth!”

  1. jakari
    jakari
    September 28, 2007 at 11:09 am |

    cool
    ……………………………………………

  2. arvind
    arvind
    July 14, 2008 at 7:07 am |

    this feature is some thing really great.live vision of the city and its streets is just great.keep it up . good luck .

  3. rogelio ramirez
    rogelio ramirez
    August 25, 2008 at 6:49 pm |

    I LIKE GOOLE

  4. Matt McGuire
    Matt McGuire
    February 3, 2009 at 7:20 pm |

    While I agree this is a cool feature I do not think you are hitting the “the satellites built-in web server”. I will bet this is not even live.

    Matt McGuires last blog post..Google Hot Trends at [site]

  5. Bed and Breakfast Man
    Bed and Breakfast Man
    March 18, 2009 at 5:07 am |

    I just spent a good few minutes watching traffic going round and round before I read the April Fool’s statement – you got me. Doh!

  6. HARSH TIWARI
    HARSH TIWARI
    March 24, 2009 at 11:59 pm |

    SONY WORLD

  7. Sacramento
    Sacramento
    April 2, 2009 at 8:31 pm |

    hahaha, I was just about to complain about this until I saw the comment above. I missed the whole April fools thing cause I was so mad. :)

    Why did you post an April fools joke on March 9th?

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  8. safi
    safi
    May 24, 2009 at 2:32 pm |

    it is very needed for me

  9. idrees
    idrees
    June 4, 2009 at 5:27 am |

    i want to see world live

  10. Laura Bodsford
    Laura Bodsford
    June 23, 2009 at 7:59 am |

    How do I get live images of personal homes?

  11. Rocky
    Rocky
    September 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm |

    How do i see live images on google earth ?? Can anyone help me with that??

  12. Mohammed
    Mohammed
    September 7, 2009 at 12:33 am |

    this entry is an April Fool’s Joke – there are no live images to be seen!

    i wish it was real

  13. hans
    hans
    September 7, 2009 at 3:55 am |

    you ppl are morons! that would make g.e. a surveilance tool.. think of the strategic value.. and not to think of the cost to browse?? omfg goddam morons!

  14. Joe Porter
    Joe Porter
    January 20, 2010 at 9:15 am |

    Good April’s Fools joke. I actually believed Google was capable of doing this. After all they have a 3d version of Cincinnati online.
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