Google Launches Underwater Street View

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Qb_sZ3PJJQcQDTt38unGk_Z3M1n_ZXGAOKyFqo5A7i9m3EE4I-6pXqouiCdbTyWpj7_8cNW5dymXEreRfs8dtVRhzJay9FwoAxsAqQxOvdLSw7aH8SlbdyvLaODfH8-6bqKsA9eoeoDk/s1600/Google+Launches+Underwater+Street+View.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google Launches Underwater Street View" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Qb_sZ3PJJQcQDTt38unGk_Z3M1n_ZXGAOKyFqo5A7i9m3EE4I-6pXqouiCdbTyWpj7_8cNW5dymXEreRfs8dtVRhzJay9FwoAxsAqQxOvdLSw7aH8SlbdyvLaODfH8-6bqKsA9eoeoDk/s1600/Google+Launches+Underwater+Street+View.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Google Inc. launched the first underwater Street View of Great Barrier Reef.Catlin Seaview Survey teamed up with Google to create world's First underwater Street View.The site will also log how the reef currently looks to compare it after threats like cyclone or global warming.<br /> <div style="float: left; padding: 10px;"> </div> <br /> Catlin Seaview Survey executive director Richard Vevers said researchers used a special camera to collect hundreds of under water pictures.<br /> <br /> "The camera used for the survey is something that was specifically designed for this project only.It allows us to take full 360° images every three seconds as we're travelling along reef environment.",Richard said.<br /> <br /> "They can go jump in the water,go on a virtual dive and see how different the reef is along the 2300 kilometres", Richard said. <br /> <br /> "To be able to Street View underwater to a place where very few people can visit allows people to understand how beautiful these locations are, not just here in Australia but all across the world,"Google spokesman Shane Treeves said."All you have to do is drag your peg man and you can swim virtually underwater from your own home to explore 360 degree images of these locations." <br /> <br /> Google took this step to gave people a chance to experience the natural wonder.You can access Street View of Great Barrier Reef through <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/oceans"><span style="color: red;">Google Maps</span></a>.</div>

Google Launches Underwater Street View

Google Inc. launched the first underwater Street View of Great Barrier Reef.Catlin Seaview Survey teamed up with Google to create wor...

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