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Gregory  Pettiford <axanar@cfl.rr.com> wrote in
news:2006040616561816807-axanar@cflrrcom: 

> On 2006-04-06 13:39:49 -0400, bearclaw@cruller.invalid said:
> 
>> In article
>> <bearclaw-0BBC4E.12313406042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, 
>>  bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there any way to ascertain when the photo of a given location was
>>> taken? 
>>> 
>>> A former business address shows features that have long since been 
>>> developed away (a nearby school playing field was paved over more than
>>> three years ago, for instance).
>>> 
>>> The medium-resolution view doesn't allow for enough detail to
>>> determine the date (a high-res image *might*). Is there another way to
>>> ascertain when the image of any given location was captured?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Never mind, I figured it out. Thanks for reading.
> 
> Well, hows about letting us in on the secret, there bearclaw ;)

This is from the FAQ <http://earth.google.com/faq.html#1>

. When were these pictures taken? How often are they updated? 

Our images are photographs taken by satellites and aircraft sometime in the 
last three years.  The images in Google Earth are updated on a rolling 
basis.