These beautiful 360 degrees panorama pictures will be put together and be uploaded to Google Earth, becoming like Google Street View in underwater ocean.
"When it comes to climate change we know hundred times more about how life on lands gonna respond than life in the sea"
Google Plus Hangout makes it possible to live-streaming the survey to worldwide viewers.
But we may be able to take a virtual tour in deep ocean in 2012.
Google partner launches 'Seaview' site for a Street View-like look at the Great Barrier Reef - The Verge
This project is a part of a scientific survey carried out by the University of Queensland with the help of Catlin Seaview Survey (sponsored by a Bermuda-based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, Catlin Group ), and Google partners with them.
Seaview is still a demo version which means the survey is in a preliminary stage now and the full-scale survey will start in September 2012.
This project is a part of a scientific survey carried out by the University of Queensland with the help of Catlin Seaview Survey (sponsored by a Bermuda-based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, Catlin Group ), and Google partners with them.
Seaview is still a demo version which means the survey is in a preliminary stage now and the full-scale survey will start in September 2012.
Catlin group has sponsored Ocean survey exploring how rising sea temperatures and increased ocean acidity will affect the region over the long term, the phenomenon what they call the Ocean change.
This time the survey will carry out studies of the Australia's famous reef up to a depth of 100 metres, with letting the public being to able to watch the process and results via Youtube and other Google sites in order to rise public awareness of this issue.
A specifically developed camera attached to underwater vehicle will take thousands of 360-degree panoramic images from locations along the length of the 2,300-kilometre reef.
This time the survey will carry out studies of the Australia's famous reef up to a depth of 100 metres, with letting the public being to able to watch the process and results via Youtube and other Google sites in order to rise public awareness of this issue.
A specifically developed camera attached to underwater vehicle will take thousands of 360-degree panoramic images from locations along the length of the 2,300-kilometre reef.
The survey will also use robotic cameras to survey depths between 30 metres and 100 metres, a region scientists know little about bu makes up makes up 93% of the reef - people have been suggesting those deeper areas may be protected from climate change and assist in the recovery of reef systems. But at the moment we don’t know.
Finally, a survey team led by cinematographer and shark researcher Richard Fitzpatrick will study the migratory behaviour of tiger sharks, green turtles and manta rays in response to increasing seawater temperatures. 50 animals will be tracked with satellite tags that continuously monitor their geographic position, temperature and depth.
Finally, a survey team led by cinematographer and shark researcher Richard Fitzpatrick will study the migratory behaviour of tiger sharks, green turtles and manta rays in response to increasing seawater temperatures. 50 animals will be tracked with satellite tags that continuously monitor their geographic position, temperature and depth.
