Article 49MQ9 'Historical Google Earth' project captures a changing Britain

'Historical Google Earth' project captures a changing Britain

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Aamna Mohdin
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Cambridge University launches free digital archive of aerial photos going back to 1945

A "historical Google Earth" featuring aerial photographs of Britain going back to 1945 has been made freely available by Cambridge University.

The vast archive captures 70 years of change across urban and rural landscapes, from the bomb-scarred postwar period to the emergence of motorways and skyscrapers.

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