Frank Taylor isn’t the first person to explain at length how Google Earth imagery isn’t real-time imagery, but it’s something that seems to require repeating; his explanation also goes into considerable depth about how old the imagery can be (months to years), and, more importantly, why it’s as old as it is when it finally makes it to Google Earth.
Previously: Real-Time Satellite Imagery: EarthNow vs. The Simpsons; Satellite Misconceptions.
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