Go ogle Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Google Maps!

by Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Thursday, 02 October 2008

Page 1 of 2 ! Although there’s no “Reef View” to rival the Street View on Google Maps, a bird’s-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef using new map data and satellite imagery is now available for anyone to go ogle! For the first time, Australia’s world-famous Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is now viewable online thanks to the satellite imagery magic of the ever more useful Google Maps, virtually bringing the world’s largest coral reef system to anyone with a modern computer and Internet connection. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Chairman Russell Reichelt has heartfelt in welcoming the addition and said: “The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park belongs to all of us and this is a fantastic opportunity for all Australians and people from around the world to see this natural treasure like never before. "This is a great example how technology can be used to educate people about the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and why this area is special and should be protected. "It also allows other marine planners and managers to study aspects of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which is widely recognised as one of the best managed and healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the world”, concluded Reichelt. Google has cleverly made the move to map the reef during the “International Year of the Reef”, which, like me, you may not have known is actually this year, 2008. Underway is a “worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs and to motivate people to take action to protect them”. The new imagery lets anyone “search for and locate islands, reefs, cays and rocks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park online”, and could easily be used “by people planning holidays, researchers and divers scoping dives and distances in advance, and educators teaching students about Reef geography.” Google didn’t do everything on its own, either, instead working in close collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. So, what does Google say about this new development, and what does it actually look like? Please read on to page 2. << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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