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Sounds Bring Google Earth to Life

Posted by Zonk on from the just-avoid-the-howler-monkey-jungle dept.

Strudelkugel writes "The BBC is reporting that a Californian company has created software that can layer relevant recorded sounds over locations in Google Earth. The firm, Wild Sanctuary, has thousands of hours of recordings from all over the world. Company director Dr. Krause has spent over 40 years collecting sounds from natural and man-made habitats. '... his recordings include more than 15,000 animal noises, and sounds from a huge array of habitats, including cities, deserts, mountains and the marine environment. It is the largest library in existence of natural sound, he said. He said the idea would be to zoom-in on a particular area and then have the option to listen to the accompanying sound.'"

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  1. Neat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No wait, the other thing - annoying.

  2. San Fernando Valley Sounds by Solokron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot readers including myself may frequent the San Fernando Valley area for those sounds!

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  3. This location is copyrighted. by TheLazySci-FiAuthor · · Score: 5, Funny

    great, now I can get sued just for mousing-over the RIAA headquarters!

    Thanks a lot guys...

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  4. SWEET!!!!!!!!!! by Rooked_One · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Now I can finally know what a tree sounds like when it falls and no one is around.

  5. Re:Weird by gujo-odori · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, the monkey sounds are in Redmond too...