Digital Digging with Henk van Ess

Digital Digging with Henk van Ess

Introducing: Geo Whisperer Beta

Every place has a before

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Henk van Ess
Sep 17, 2026
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Meet Geo Whisperer Beta. It shows the history of a place β€” in pictures, in words, and in a short film built from what's changed. Just type in an address and it will tell you what the differences are in satellite images over time.

I built it because location research means stitching together satellite archives. It's slow, and easy to get wrong when you're…

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