Apr 14, 2019
View exact time and date in Google Earth
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Apr 14, 2019
Hi Marko,
I'm really sorry about your dog. Google Earth isn't magic. The imagery is taken from cameras in cars, planes and satellites. Most of it is 1-3 years old, some is much older. Many places have only been imaged once in all the years Google Earth has been around. If there was no camera there at the instant you dog was taken, there is no image.
Your best chance is to find a security camera in the area that might have caught something. You should hurry because security cameras typically recycle their memory in as little as 24 hours.
I hope that helps.
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Hi Marko,
I'm really sorry about your dog. Google Earth isn't magic. The imagery is taken from cameras in cars, planes and satellites. Most of it is 1-3 years old, some is much older. Many places have only been imaged once in all the years Google Earth has been around. If there was no camera there at the instant you dog was taken, there is no image.
Your best chance is to find a security camera in the area that might have caught something. You should hurry because security cameras typically recycle their memory in as little as 24 hours.
I hope that helps.
Platinum Product Expert BeadieJay recommended this
Apr 14, 2019
Apr 14, 2019
Read my post. The 1942 pictures are from a camera on a plane. There's no camera pointed at the spot and time where your dog disappeared except possibly a security camera. Or maybe somebody's dash cam, but how you would find that, I don't know.
We answer this question almost daily. Where do people get the idea that Google has some supernatural Hollywood ability to get an image from any particular moment?
I'm sorry about your dog. I've had one stolen while walking through a park.
Jun 14, 2019
Feb 19, 2020
or of my truck on a certain date/time range
Bob, the chances of you finding the exact date and time you are looking for are slim to non-existent.
On a Windows, Mac or Linux computer, you can download and install Google Earth Pro from https://www.google.com/earth/versions/#earth-pro. Once you have it open, click the clock icon in the top toolbar and then use the slider at the top left to scroll through the available images.
Historical street view images are available in Google Maps: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3093484.
These images are going to range from several months old to several years old. To be honest, it's probably not even worth looking at them. You really need to be looking at security cameras as Alchemist suggested.
Mar 7, 2020
Last edited Mar 8, 2020