Between 1984 and 2020, the Ecuadorian cambio moved to satellite imagery | Ecuador | Notice

In the last days, Google Earth introduced a new herramient that allows the passage of time on the planet in the last 37 years. The function is called Timelapse and allows you to observe if it is degrading the glaciers, as well as the crime of the cities and the disappearance of green areas debited to the effects of population expansion.

A total of 24 million satellite images between 1984 and 2020. Google announced that it will add more images annually.

This new Google Earth masterpiece will show climatic change decades in seconds

The situation can also be seen in various cities in the country during this period he has remarkably increased urban areas. According to the 1982 census, in the country there are 6,073,158 inhabitants, of which 32% live in the urban zone and 68% in the rural areas. In the last census (2010) it was 14,443,499 persons (63% in the urban zone and 37% in the rural area).

This situation can be observed in the images shared by Timelapse, where the crime of the main cities is appreciated, as well as the volcanic eruption in the country.

The continuation of some changes of ecodes and ecological zones:

Guayaquil-Durán-Samborondón

Here you can see the urban crime of the three cities:

Quito

Cuenca

Machala

Francisco de Orellana

Volcán Chimborazo

Volcán Cotopaxi