Ready To Explore The Oceans While Sitting At Home, Google Brings First Underwater Panoramic Images To Google Maps

Posted on Sep 26 2012 - 4:50am by Editorial Staff

Seen a lot high, then whether it will be mountains, rivers, landmasses and lots more, but now what about going under sea, underwater. Google brings today added the very first underwater panoramic images to Google Maps. You will definitely loves the photo at first instance itself, although interesting is that you don’t have to be a scuba diver to explore. Google brings images from Australia, the Philippines and Hawaii.

The company says it is partnering with The Catlin Seaview Survey, a major scientific study of the world’s reefs, making these images to be available to millions of people through the Street View feature of Google Maps. To note, The Catlin Seaview Survey used a specifically designed underwater camera, the SVII, to capture these photos.

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