Google Maps has now added panoramic images of the famous Grand Canyon.
The Maps features more than 75 miles of trails and surrounding roads of
the Canyon.
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Users can explore the Canyon by simply moving mouse or swiping finger if using a mobile device. Google Maps
team has taken some 9,500 high resolution images to create a Street
View map of the area. Though the Maps does not feature the entire area,
but enthusiasts can have the virtual tour of the Blue Angel Trail,
Colorado River and Meteor Crater.
Google
reveals the images were taken with the “Trekker”, the wearable backpack
equipped with a camera system that can take 360-degrees of pictures of
the surrounding.
“Our team strapped on the
Android-operated 40-pound backpacks carrying the 15-lens camera system
and wound along the rocky terrain on foot, enduring temperature swings
and a few muscle cramps along the way. Together, more than 9,500
panoramas of this masterpiece of nature are now available on Google
Maps,” explains the search engine giant in a blog post.
Earlier, Google had added panoramic
images of various coral reefs to its Google Maps. The company also
released photos of six underwater locations, including Australia's Great
Barrier Reef, the Apo Islands and several other coral-filled spots
throughout the Pacific. Read more about Google's underwater Maps here.
In the meanwhile, take Google's virtual tour of the Grand Canyon for yourself:
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