Watch time unfold and witness 40 years of planetary change
In the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017, you can now see our planet in an entirely new dimension — time. With Timelapse in Google Earth, 24 million satellite photos from the past 37 years have been compiled into an interactive 4D experience.
About Timelapse in Google Earth on Product Hunt
“Watch time unfold and witness 40 years of planetary change”
Timelapse in Google Earth launched on Product Hunt on April 15th, 2021 and earned 309 upvotes and 24 comments, earning #2 Product of the Day. In the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017, you can now see our planet in an entirely new dimension — time. With Timelapse in Google Earth, 24 million satellite photos from the past 37 years have been compiled into an interactive 4D experience.
On the analytics side, Timelapse in Google Earth competes within Virtual Reality, Climate Tech and Search — topics that collectively have 77.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Timelapse in Google Earth performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Timelapse in Google Earth?
Timelapse in Google Earth was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Timelapse in Google Earth including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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