One of the world's leading animal rights activists is upset with Google Inc. after a recent image-collection project involving a camel.
To capture photographs for a Google Maps Street View of the Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates, Google strapped its camera onto the hump of a camel as it trekked across the sand.
“Now with Google Maps, you can see for yourself and start your journey across the sands of the special desert and Liwa Oasis,” an English translation of the Google Arabia Blog states. “You will find sand dunes that rise up to 25 to 40 meters. These hills were home to early settlers in the region during the late Stone Age.”
The camera used to capture the images is called a Trekker, designed by Google’s Street View team to document “places no car, trike, trolley or snowmobile can access,” according to its website. This marked the first time the company used an animal to capture Street View images, according to a Google spokeswoman who spoke to “The National.”
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To capture photographs for a Google Maps Street View of the Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates, Google strapped its camera onto the hump of a camel as it trekked across the sand.
“Now with Google Maps, you can see for yourself and start your journey across the sands of the special desert and Liwa Oasis,” an English translation of the Google Arabia Blog states. “You will find sand dunes that rise up to 25 to 40 meters. These hills were home to early settlers in the region during the late Stone Age.”
The camera used to capture the images is called a Trekker, designed by Google’s Street View team to document “places no car, trike, trolley or snowmobile can access,” according to its website. This marked the first time the company used an animal to capture Street View images, according to a Google spokeswoman who spoke to “The National.”
Not everyone was excited about the tech giant's methods for capturing its desert images. Full story...
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