Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps • Hacker News Board

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by mahmud » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:23 AM UTC

Most beautiful thing I have ever seen. We went diving there for our honeymoon. Spectacular.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by mayneack » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:24 AM UTC

snogglethorpe wrote: post #6

haha, I can imagine the discussion in the google maps office. "Well, we've finished with all the planet's landmasses...can you make this thing waterproof?"

I'd personally vote for a tour of the trails in national parks.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by cryptoz » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:27 AM UTC

enraged_camel wrote: post #10

mayneack wrote: post #5

How does apple expect to beat this now?

Low Earth orbit panoramas.

Apple's 2011 net income significantly exceeded NASA's budget (About $25 billion to $18 billion). Orbital panoramas shouldn't be out of their reach.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by bartonfink » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:33 AM UTC

mayneack wrote: post #12

snogglethorpe wrote: post #6

haha, I can imagine the discussion in the google maps office. "Well, we've finished with all the planet's landmasses...can you make this thing waterproof?"

I'd personally vote for a tour of the trails in national parks.

That's actually not a bad idea - Google sponsored hikes.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by jarajelissa » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

Google added street view to the Great Barrier Reef. This is easily the coolest thing they've done since earth.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by dannyr » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:35 AM UTC

mayneack wrote: post #12

snogglethorpe wrote: post #6

haha, I can imagine the discussion in the google maps office. "Well, we've finished with all the planet's landmasses...can you make this thing waterproof?"

I'd personally vote for a tour of the trails in national parks.

Street View goes on a road trip through California's national parks

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/street-view-goes-on-r...

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by te_chris » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:42 AM UTC

bartonfink wrote: post #14

mayneack wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd personally vote for a tour of the trails in national parks.

That's actually not a bad idea - Google sponsored hikes.

I was at an arduino talk at last year's BaaCamp in Auckland, NZ and there was a guy who had made his own street view style cam for capturing hiking trails using arduino and some cameras. Very cool, imagine he's not the only one either.

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by bennyfreshness » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:48 AM UTC

the world is becoming so small, its great I guess but takes away from the mystery

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by bennyfreshness » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 4:48 AM UTC

the world is becoming so small, its great I guess but takes away from the mystery

Re: Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps

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Post by Magenta » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 5:06 AM UTC

Finally, they added it. Well I can tick that off of my list of dream holiday destinations!