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Satellite time-lapse chronicles nearly two years of Apple Park construction progress

Apple Park began construction in 2014. A new time-lapse video based on high-resolution photos by satellite imaging provider Planet Labs has condensed nearly two years of work on the main ring-shaped building in an 18-second time-lapse video. Uploaded Tuesday to Planet Labs' YouTube channel, the clip was shared yesterday by Business Insider.

Aside from the main ring-shaped building, the video also depicts construction progress on Apple's twin research and development buildings, the 1,000-seat Steve Jobs Theater, a wellness facility for employees and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCZZXOmC-J8

For those wondering, they used the high-resolution imaging SkySats constellation to capture the construction of Apple's new Cupertino campus.

If the Planet Labs name rings familiar to you, that's because Google recently sold its previously acquired satellite-imaging startup Skybox Imaging to Planet Labs.

The search giant acquired Skybox Imaging in 2014 for a reported $500 million.

That startup was founded by Michael Trela, who was a spacecraft engineer at John Hopkins University, and John Fenwick, who served in the U.S. Air Force. Both men joined Apple this April following Planet Labs' acquisition of Skybox from Google.

As part of the acquisition, Planet Labs now has seven satellites and plans to sell high-resolution aerial imagery starting next year.

Latest drone footage shows historic barn taking its place at Apple Park

Videographer Matthew Roberts today shared via his YouTube channel some new drone footage of Apple Park, the iPhone maker's new headquarters under construction in Cupertino, California. The June 2017 Apple Park aerial update shows a historic barn finally taking its place at the new headquarters while offering a closer look at the auditorium as some of the window coverings have been removed.

Check out the video below to see the latest progress from Apple Park.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Qr_wchG7w

Apple's new headquarters will include a spot for the 1916 Glendenning Ranch barn, a historic site left from a time when the city was still a sprawling orchard.

When Apple acquiered the aging Hewlett-Packard campus, it dismantled the barn and numbered it piece by piece—every plank, nail and crossbeam—so that it could be reassembled just as it was and placed so that it's adjacent to the employee fitness center. The company even stockpiled redwood salvaged from an old grove to replace any damaged planks.

The Mercury News reported that the barn will be used as a storage facility used by Apple to store sports equipment, landscaping supplies and so forth—becoming a working barn for the first time in decade.

Apple says its new headquarters will be the most energy-efficient office building of its kind.

Apple Maps enhances Apple Park coverage with 3D building models, walkways & more

Apple has updated a Maps backend with 3D buildings, campus walkways and other information pertaining to Apple Park, the company's massive new headquarters in Cupertino, California. As first noted by MacRumors, the enhanced coverage of Apple Park includes 3D building models in the standard 2D view, as well as access roads running in and out of the campus, traffic directions, pedestrian walkways and more.

Other relevant Apple Park points of interest that can now be found on Apple Maps include the Steve Jobs Theater, the research and development facilities, Apple's fitness center for employees, above-ground parking and a pond at the center of the main building.

Earlier this month, Google added three-dimensional imagery of the main ring-shaped office building that's a bit out of date. Apple Maps implemented 3D images of the site along with descriptions and searchable geolocation tags back in March 2017.

Video recap: Apple Park construction progress made over past 12 months

Videographer Matthew Roberts has been documenting Apple's work on its massive new headquarters since March of last year. Today, he posted a video recap of the construction progress that the Cupertino company has made on the new 175-acre campus over the past year, up to May 2017.

“See Apple's new headquarters take shape as we recap the past year's construction at Apple Park in 4K,” reads the video's description. Matthew's compilation of aerial footage of Apple Park recorded in the past twelve months can be seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR4xntz-DGw

Drone pilot Duncan Sinfield recently posted a new video revealing the Cupertino company is continuing to put the final touches on the main ring-shaped building.

Watch this nighttime drone footage showing finishing touches being put on Apple Park

Apple is putting the final touches on its new campus in Cupertino, called Apple Park, and drone pilot Duncan Sinfield took his Inspire 1 Pro to the skies and flew it above the 175 acre site at night. Apple is expected to being moving in employees this month, a process expected to take six months during which time the company will be completing landscaping and other work at the site.

Apple Park opens next month, watch the latest drone flyover video

Apple's upcoming 175-acre campus, called Apple Park, is opening next month when Tim Cook and other employees  will begin moving in. Drone pilots Matthew Roberts and Duncan Sinfield posted their flyover footage of Apple Park earlier in the month.

Today, Sinfield posted a mid-March video update to his YouTube channel, running three minutes and fifty seconds long and highlighting construction progress at the site.

Apple Park glows to life in new 4-minute drone flyover footage

YouTubers Matthew Roberts and Duncan Sinfield usually publish their monthly drone flyovers of Apple's new headquarters around the same time. This time around, Sinfiled took the time to edit a longer birds-eye overview of Apple Park, which opens in April. Sinfield's video arrives a week following Roberts' aerial clip of Apple's massive new office building.

Running four minutes and six seconds long, filmed using DJI's Inspire 1 Pro drone and put together using dynamic editing techniques, the video shows off the stunning progress made on the main 280,000 sq ft ring-shaped building which is set to accommodate over 13,000 employees, as well as a new research and development building and many other impressive details.

Watch new drone footage of Apple Park construction progress

Drone pilot and YouTuber Matthew Roberts today published a new 4K drone footage of Apple's upcoming 175-acre campus, officially named Apple Park, which will open doors to employees in April. Recorded using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional, the crisp 4K footage provides a breathtaking birds-eye tour of Apple's particle accelerator—that is, mega headquarters. Watch the video and let us know what you think of the progress being made at the site.

Tim Cook to move his office to Apple Park

Apple said yesterday that employees will start boarding its futuristic campus, officially named Apple Park, in April. According to San Francisco Chronicle, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook will move his office to the new 175-acre campus.

Canopies, walkways, plants & more shown in latest iSpaceship drone footage

Despite Apple Campus 2's progress being slowed down due to poor weather and heavy rainstorms, the latest 4K aerial footage of the massive ring-shaped structure from drone pilots Matthew Roberts and Duncan Seinfield shows that the 280,000-square-foot building is finally nearing completion.

Heavier work has been largely completed, with more landscaping and finishing touches in the form of walkways, lamps, parking lots and more now appearing on the site.

iSpaceship is finally coming together

Though Apple's yet to confirm a move-in date for the 13,000+ employees it's planning to house at a new Jony Ive-designed campus, the project is finally coming together after work on it began in 2013. New drone footage from Matthew Roberts suggests the campus may open its doors early this year.

Going by this gorgeous 4K clip, there’s still some work to be done before Campus 2 opens but the main building looks nearly complete, roads are being cleared and landscaping within the building and around its central courtyard is now visible.

Here’s one last iSpaceship drone flyover before 2016 wraps up

Following his recent Apple Campus 2 construction progress time-lapse video, YouTuber Matthew Roberts today posted a brand new holiday update on his YouTube channel in the form of fresh 4K birds-eye footage of the iSpacehip site captured on Christmas.

Work on the forthcoming campus is expected to be finished early next year, although landscaping work will extend into the second half of 2017. The company should begin moving in employees some time in early 2017.