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Timelapse QGIS 4 compatibility
QGIS 4 ready Active
Yes — Timelapse supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Create timelapse animations from satellite and aerial imagery (NAIP, Landsat, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1, GOES, MODIS NDVI, ESRI Wayback, and custom XYZ sources)
About
A QGIS plugin for creating timelapse animations from remote sensing imagery using Google Earth Engine. Features: - NAIP timelapse: High-resolution aerial imagery (US only, 2003-present) - Landsat timelapse: Long-term satellite archive (1984-present) - Sentinel-2 timelapse: Multispectral satellite imagery (2015-present) - Sentinel-1 timelapse: SAR radar imagery (2014-present) - MODIS NDVI: Vegetation phenology animations - GOES: Weather satellite animations - Define area of interest by drawing on map or using vector layers - Customizable output settings (dimensions, FPS, text overlays) - GIF and MP4 output formats - Plugin update checker with automatic installation
| Author | Qiusheng Wu |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 10,052 |
| Latest version | 0.12.0 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-02 (135 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.28.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Remote sensing |
| Tags | remote sensing, naip, timelapse, modis, sentinel, animation, landsat, satellite, goes, gif, earth engine |
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