In fact, Google has recently extended this feature to Street View, making it easy to see on-the-ground footage of changes to an area over time.

Google Street View's coverage boasts 12 million miles across 110 countries, and the company is taking new pictures of those miles all the time.

When does Google Maps take pictures? They’re fair questions. If you’re wondering how Google Street View gets that picture of your house—or any picture, for that matter—we’ve got answers.

Google Earth rolls out highly requested feature—you can now time travel through street view Google Earth just made it easier to explore the past.

Google Street View's coverage boasts 12 million miles across 110 countries, and the company is taking new pictures of those miles all the time.

Google Earth got a Street View feature that effectively lets users travel through time.