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Live Satellite Images in Google Earth!

Sunday, 1st April 2007 by James

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

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.

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56 Responses to 'Live Satellite Images in Google Earth!'

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  1. 36. haresh says: June 10th, 2007 at 10:24 am

    I love google earth… and what a joke? for april fools? not cool! i thought this was real! live satalite would be cool… so that i can spy on my co-stars!

  2. 37. chris says: June 12th, 2007 at 4:49 am

    i dont get it

  3. 38. arnold says: June 12th, 2007 at 4:56 am

    i like google earth

  4. 39. night walker says: June 16th, 2007 at 1:21 am

    hey :( i cnt see a thing all i see is a big white spot and it doesnt look like a cloud and really need help guys i made a bet on it plz..:(:(

  5. 40. jackie davis says: June 17th, 2007 at 4:01 am

    I think this is stupid!!!!!!!!!!!

    good bye

  6. 41. mikel says: June 18th, 2007 at 9:01 pm

    its real its soo real it not hard for something like his to be true its real and it will be soon downloadable

  7. 42. google says: June 18th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    its real and almost soon to be working

  8. 43. scott says: June 20th, 2007 at 12:45 am

    New to Google Earth, why are some structures animated? And oh by the way, what’s with the big cloud over Edinburgh,UK. I think that’s a joke.

    Scott

  9. 44. Moammar says: June 22nd, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    Can we see pakistan live

  10. 45. jagdeep singh says: June 25th, 2007 at 4:09 am

    i was thinking this was real but i will also this thing don’t have any power

  11. 46. jagdeep singh says: June 25th, 2007 at 4:10 am

    good it was really very good i like this types of jokes

  12. 47. jagdeep singh says: June 25th, 2007 at 4:11 am

    goood it was really good i like ths type of joke

  13. 48. lol says: July 9th, 2007 at 2:04 am

    lol funny u shoulda made it point at the bug on the camera somewhere in afferica

  14. 49. Shaji Thomas says: July 14th, 2007 at 8:49 am

    would like to see live earth and i dont know how

  15. 50. Gopherboy76 says: July 21st, 2007 at 7:23 pm

    I love the joke! BUT would love to see it live. I work with van/wagon drivers, a live sat feed would be great to help direct them to locations!
    As for “Oh no! Invasion of Privacy”… 1) If your not upto no good what are u affraid of! 2) Do people think some shady branch of government are gonna sit infront of millions of screens and say “Oh, look! Mrs Smith is off to Asda again!”, Oh, THE HORROR!!!!
    3)Search n rescue would be instant help, even beats a helicopter!

  16. 51. Erin says: August 13th, 2007 at 9:54 pm

    Its cool

  17. 52. Ganesh says: August 15th, 2007 at 4:37 am

    I really love live images from the satellite!Is there a way to watch live pictures!

  18. 53. ray says: August 16th, 2007 at 3:41 am

    The big white cloud has been in the same form for the past 3 days. Not live at all what a joke. But it is possible to see live satellite video if you worked for the N.S.A. or had enough money. this is a joke april 1.

  19. 54. Wiseman says: August 17th, 2007 at 12:11 am

    This is the kinda stuff that really helps out the terrorists. Its cool for normal people but think about it

  20. 55. Amanda says: August 17th, 2007 at 6:04 am

    USA should be able to see, I’m sure there’s a way

  21. Google Sightseeing Admin
    56. James says: December 24th, 2007 at 11:43 am

    This was a joke. There is no live view.

    Comments on the post are now closed.

    This was a joke. There is no live view.

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