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Google Sets Sights On 3D Map of the Oceans
Several readers wrote to tell us about one of the next major projects to enter the Google-verse. We already have pretty views of the Earth and the Sky, the next target is apparently a 3D map of the oceans. "The tool — for now called Google Ocean, the sources say, though that name could change — is expected to be similar to other 3D online mapping applications. People will be able to see the underwater topography, called bathymetry; search for particular spots or attractions; and navigate through the digital environment by zooming and panning. (The tool, however, is not to be confused with the 'Google Ocean' project by France-based Magic Instinct Software that uses Google Earth as a visualization tool for marine data.)"
Does this have anything to do with their under water fortress of doom?
Cthulhu's watery resting place.
Hmmmm, just think: With Greenland and Antarctica melting, Google Ocean will eventually get bigger as Google Earth shrinks a bit around the edges.
Google continues to crank out new services, products, APIs, tools, and more. It's really quite staggering, but they do have the cash and brains to do it. But the investments they make are huge. I'm talking about money, time and brainpower.
Is latest action to make the entire world's information accessible for cash in some way? Is it some sort of philanthropy? You know, another gift to the world? Or, is there some other plan for world domination?
Speaking of world domination...
Who will be the most angry about all of this?
* Aquaman
* Poseidon
* Neptune
* Little Mermaid
* The Mariner (Kevin Costner, Waterworld)
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Davy Jones, the ambassador for marine life, is citing privacy concerns and plans to protest this activity.
I say, if they don't have anything to hide, they have nothing to be afraid of.
Survey Point 1, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 2, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 3, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 4, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 5, Sea level ..... 0.2 Meters (note: shark)
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!
We all live in a google submarine
google submarine, google submarine
We all live in a google subarmine
google submarine, google submarine
As we live a life of ease (A life of ease)
Everyone of us (Everyone of us) has all we need (Has all we need)
Sky of blue (Sky of blue) and sea of green (Sea of green)
In our google (In our google) submarine (Submarine, ha, ha)
Hat's off to Google!
<grammar nazi>Who is Hat and why is he going to Google?</grammar nazi>
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!