Google has launched its ocean application in Google Earth, allowing users to dive into view 3D sections of selected sea bed areas.
Google has launched its ocean application in Google Earth, allowing users to dive into view 3D sections of selected sea bed areas. The feature also marks out marine protected areas and includes information and pictures of places such as Devon's Lundy Island and dive sites of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Egyptian Red Sea.
Google Ocean, which is now part of Google Earth, will allow users to watch marine life videos and historical footage, access wreck information and contribute their own photographs.
Much of the information featured is conservation-focused. UK charity the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is one of the partners of Ocean on Google Earth.
'MCS is tremendously excited by the sheer potential of Ocean on Google Earth,' said Richard Harrington, an MCS spokesman. 'It promises to bring the ocean to life in homes and classrooms in a more visual form than ever before. Our first Google Map layer shows the fish available to consumers that can be obtained without risk of depleting stocks - a positive message to accompany the launch of Ocean on Google Earth.'
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