Google Maps takes Street View underwater September 27, 2012
Since its creation, Google Maps has proven again and again how
devoted it is to digitizing as much of the world's surface as
possible. But while the company may have covered a huge chunk of
the Earth from hiking trails to snow covered slopes, it has yet
to tackle the 71 percent of the planet that is covered by oceans
... until now. Google recently unveiled some new underwater
locations for Google Maps, where users can explore panoramic
views of ocean life and coral reefs from around the world using
Street View. Google Maps visitors can now virtually "walk" along
certain reefs through Street View using the same interface for
city streets and neighborhoods above sea level. Users can move
to different areas of the reef and pan around or zoom in on each
one in 360 degrees to spot sea turtles, manta rays, living
coral, and even some accompanying divers and snorkelers. The
effect is like retracing a scuba dive that has been frozen in
time. To capture these