One really pop piece of occupation of Street View is to piece of occupation Google's panoramic imagery inwards conjunction alongside historical photographs. By superimposing vintage photographs on pinnacle of Google Maps Street View it is possible to demo how views lead maintain changed over time. It is peculiarly poignant when Street View is used alongside photographs taken during nation of war time.
Invisible Works has a novel lead maintain on mapping vintage nation of war photos. Ghosts: London Blitz Aerial Maps is a serial of German linguistic communication aerial photographs taken during the London Blitz. Invisible Works has superimposed these historical aerial photos of the Luftwaffe attacking London on pinnacle of the same persuasion every bit seen inwards Google Map's aerial imagery.
Great Britain real-estate website Rightmove has created an interesting interactive which allows you lot to compare historical photographs taken during World War I alongside the same persuasion depicted today inwards Google Maps Street View.
Then + Now is a serial of World War I photos superimposed on pinnacle of the same place on Street View. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 slide command allows you lot to swipe dorsum as well as forth to compare the World War I photograph alongside the modern Street View. You tin larn to a greater extent than nearly each of the historical photos depicted past times clicking on the data push clit on each photo.
The Guardian has besides created a serial of nation of war photographs superimposed on pinnacle of Google Maps Street View imagery. In the Second World War inwards Google Street View The Guardian has taken a reveal of historical photographs taken during World War II as well as institute the exact same persuasion depicted inwards Google's panoramic imagery.
The photographs used include pictures of the Nazis marching through Paris, London during the Blitz as well as Hiroshima suffering from the destruction caused past times the nuclear bomb.