Use Google Earth Timelapse to witness planetary change

Our Google Earth Timelapse highlights planetary changes. See how Google is taking climate change action through products, projects, and partnerships. sustainability Ourchangingplanet Ourchangingplanet HowGoogleEarthishelpingdriveclimateaction 5-minuteread BillionsofpeopleuseGoogleEarthtoexploreourplanetfromendlessvantagepoints.Createdfrom24millionsatellitephotostakenoverthecourseof37years,TimelapseinGoogleEarthrevealsthecumulativeeffectsofhumanactivityanditsimpactonourplanet. “Timelapseallowsustoseeourplanetinanentirelynewdimension—andtime.Nowanyonecanwitnessnearlyfourdecadesofplanetarychange.” RebeccaMoore,Director,GoogleEarth LearnhowTimelapseisbeingusedinpartnershipwithothertechnologiesandprogramstoempowereveryonetotakeclimateactionacrossourplanet’scities,oceans,andforests. Google'sannualEarthDayDoodlefeaturesrealtime-lapseimageryfromGoogleEarthandothersourcesshowingtheimpactsofclimatechangeacrossourplanet. ViewtheDoodle Cities Forests Oceans CITIES Reducingemissionsandworkingtowardcleanerair GoogleEarthTimelapse(Google,Landsat,Copernicus) “Trackingairqualitycouldhelpidentifyhowtoreducepollutionmosteffectively—likecreatinglowemissionzonesorkeepingheavytrucksoutofneighborhoodsthataremostvulnerable.” KarinTuxen-Bettman,ProgramManager,GoogleEarthOutreach Urbanpopulationshavegrownexponentiallyoverthelast35years,andarecontinuingtogrow—alongwithglobalCO2emissions.Inanefforttohelppeopleandlocalgovernmentsunderstandtheimpactsofemissionsintheircities,webuilttheEnvironmentalInsightsExplorer(EIE),atoolthatprovidesemissionsestimatesandreductionopportunitiesforthousandsofcitiesaroundtheworld—helpingsetthefoundationforeffectiveclimateaction.LearnmoreaboutsomeofEIE’seffortsbelow. Mappingairqualitytomaketheinvisiblevisible ProjectAirViewisaddingpollutionsensorstoGoogleStreetViewcarsincitieslikeHamburgandCopenhagentomeasurestreet-by-streetairqualityandtosupportlocal,healthierdecision-making. Seehow GettyImages Helpingcitiesplantandplanformoretrees TreeCanopyisanewtoolinEIELabsthatcombinesArtificialIntelligenceandaerialimagerytohelpcitiesseetheircurrenttreecanopycoverageandplanfutureplanting,treecare,andcommunityoutreachprojects. Learnmore FORESTS Protecting,managing,andrestoringforestsandbiodiversity GoogleEarthTimelapse(Google,Landsat,Copernicus) “Technologycanplayanimportantroleinsparkingaglobalrestorationmovementbygivinggroupsandindividualstheinformationtheyneedtorestoretheirlocalecosystems.” BrigitteHoyerGosselink,DirectorofProductImpact,Google.org Forestsabsorbaboutone-thirdoftheCO2releasedbyfossilfuelseveryyear.Yetnearlyhalfoftheworld’sforestshavealreadydisappearedtomakewayforcitiesandcivilizations.Learnmoreaboutthenonprofitsanddeveloperswe’repartneringwithtosupportforestprotection,restoration,andmanagementtoreversethistrajectory. FairventuresWorldwide Supportingtheglobalrestorationmovement BuiltonGoogleEarthEngine,Restor,aGoogle.orggrantee,isanopendataplatformthatallowsanyonetoanalyzetherestorationpotentialofanyplaceonEarth. Learnmore Mappingandmonitoringforestsacrosstheglobe PoweredbyGoogleEarth,GlobalForestWatchisanEarthobservationtoolbuiltbyWorldResourcesInstitutetomapandmonitorforestsacrosstheglobe. Learnmore OCEANS Raisingawarenesstoinspire
positivechangeforouroceans GoogleEarthTimelapse(Google,Landsat,Copernicus) “Bydrivingglobaltransparencyofhumaninteractionsatsea,newsustainablemanagementtoolsarehelpingtoadvanceconservationandrestoreamoreabundantocean.” BrianSullivan,Sr.ProgramManager,GoogleEarthOutreach Ouroceanscoverover70%oftheEarth’ssurfaceandarecrucialforbalancingCO2inouratmosphere.ButwiththeArcticwarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheworld,sealevelsarerisingfasterthanever.Viewthesolutionsthatareraisingawarenessandinspiringactionforoursevenseas. CristinaTarquini EducatingpeopleontheimpactofoceanpHlevels DivingintoanAcidifyingOcean,adata-drivenimmersiveexperiencebyartistCristinaTarquinionGoogleArts&Culture,showsushowoceanpHlevelsarechanginginacidityandmustbeprotected. Exploretheocean GettyImages Bringingtransparencytoglobalfishingpractices GlobalFishingWatchappliesmachinelearningtovesselmovementsusingGoogleCloudPlatformtobringpublictransparencytothecreationandmonitoringofnewprotectedmarineareastohelprestoretheoceans. Learnmore Helpingeveryonebe
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