The newest version of Google Earth allows the user to scroll backwards in time to see how a specific area has changed over the years. Although the satelite imagery available for North Korea needs to be expanded, by utilizing the current stock of photos we can uncover some interesting developments.
Below is an example—a bird’s eye view of the expansion of Pyongyang’s eastern market (click on images for full size):
December 25, 2003
June 4, 2004
April 6, 2005
October 29, 2005
Most recently
If any readers out there discover other interesting developments please let me know.
