Google Ocean Shows Off Great Barrier Reef & more
Google Earth, everyone’s favorite geography course, now has developed its ability to show off the planet’s oceans as it has the above ground terrain! Last Tuesday, February 3, Google introduced the new ap which allows people to roam the seas as they do the skies above the Earth. According to Google,
The new ‘Explore the Ocean’ layer contains information on 11 ‘hotspots’ around the world, including Galapagos, the Hawaiian Islands, the Antarctic and our very own Great Barrier Reef. The information on the Great Barrier Reef was developed with the help of our friends at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS).
The new Google Earth has some other cool features too, like the ability to move back in time to see views from the past, as well as views on Mars. To further explain:
Members of the Google Earth team will be publishing in-depth posts about all of the new features in Google Earth 5.0 on the Lat Long blog all week, so be sure to check back there often.
This video walks viewers through the exciting possibilities of Google Ocean:
Bringing people below the sea to explore will also bring them to new depths of understanding about how precious and sensitive a place our oceans are. When people can experience something, it is much easier to care for what we can see and understand and to be willing to preserve it. Check it out–I bet you’ll be as amazed as I was!
Google Earth | Free
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others. Download Google Earth 5.0
- Historical imagery from around the globe
- Ocean floor and surface data from marine experts
- Simplified touring with audio and voice recording
Source info:
http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-barrier-reef-stars-in-ocean-in.html
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