# Comparing a Google map to an old aerial photo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-a-google-map-to-an-old-aerial-photo/582027>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 15, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-a-google-map-to-an-old-aerial-photo/582027 "2011-05-15T21:35:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-a-google-map-to-an-old-aerial-photo/582027/21 "2011-05-20T02:18:30Z")

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Here is the [Oxnard Plain](http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sacramento,+California+95820&ll=34.209815,-119.112053&spn=0.150763,0.351563&z=12). I’d say it’s about 40% urban at this point in history, just eyeballing it.

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