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On the streets, in the interior of some buildings and most of the big monuments of the world, Google is about to survey the sea-bed to give us the images of 360° breathtaking. The first dive was planned on the Great Barrier Reef.
It seems to be impossible to escape form the Google digital eye. Next target: Némo and the congeners. In fact, Google intends to photograph sea-bed and offer such a new dimension to Google Street View.
Photos of the Great Barrier Reef
The first stage of this ambitious project is so covetous and fragile, the Great Barrier Reef. From September 2012, divers took photo of this magnificence under all the sewing. The project entitled Catlin Seaview Survey, is a collaboration between the University of Queensland (Australia) and the Internet giant. In fact, the scientists would like to be able to list numerous species of corals and current fishes in the zone, and raise the public awareness of the global warming’s dangers.
Catlin Seaview Survey
Here is the display video of this wonderful project. The explanations are in English but the images are self-explanatory.
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