Fwd: Google's 360 Degree Camera Project

Google Street View boats map the Amazon rainforest in South America Google has embarked on its latest Street View project: mapping the Amazon, the world's biggest rainforest, in South America. A Google boat with a 360-degree camera system mounted on a Trike on top (AFP/Getty) Mounting the camera system on a Trike atop a boat on the Negro River (AFP/Getty) SAF, a non-profit group, works to promote social, economic and environmental awareness of the Amazon and its indigenous inhabitants - the cultures of whom have been largely inaccessible to the rest of the world. 'Soon, you'll be able to float down the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil and experience some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world,' reads the blog post. 'In the first phase of the project, the Google and FAS teams will visit and capture imagery from a 50km section of the Rio Negro River, extending from the Tumbira community near Manaus - the capital of the state of Amazonas - to the Terra Preta community. 'We'll then process the imagery of the river and the communities as usual, stitching the still photos into 360-degree panoramics.' Google team members sail a boat with a 360-degree camera system mounted on its top to record the "Street View for the Amazon" on the Negro River, around Tumbira Community, Amazonas State, on August 17. In partnership with Brazil's Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), Google's Street View for the Amazon project will capture 360-degree imagery of the Amazon's Negro River and the adjacent communities to share the environment and local culture with the world. A 360-degree camera system mounted on a boat on the Negro River. A Google team member rides a Trike with a 360-degree camera system on it on Aug. 17.