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Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-running-from-big-brother-google dept.

f1vlad writes "Google is expected to announce the addition of ocean floor imagery to its Google Earth project, which will complete digital representation of our planet. 'The existing site, to which an estimated 400 million people have had access, already includes three-dimensional representations of large cities around the world and includes images from street-level and aerial photography covering thousands of miles across Britain and elsewhere. The new additions to the website are expected to include views of the ocean, and portions of the seabed. They will also provide detailed environmental data that will enhance information about the effect of climate change on the world's seas and oceans.'"

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  1. Well, there goes my plan by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone want to buy a slightly used underwater marijuana farm?

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    1. Re:Well, there goes my plan by xch13fx · · Score: 5, Funny

      is it in international water? Cuz you could make it a point of interest and have boats come take "tours." Just don't let the Somalians find out.

    2. Re:Well, there goes my plan by wooferhound · · Score: 5, Informative

      I don't even worry about my land-based marijuana farm in my hometown
      Google hasn't updated the maps around here for 10 years . . .

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    3. Re:Well, there goes my plan by Tridus · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah it's the same here. They can get the ocean floors in, but can't get anything even resembling a recent image of my area.

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    4. Re:Well, there goes my plan by Chyeld · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Since they just display the most recent imagery that their providers have, the issue isn't with Google but the fact that appearently no one considers your plot of land important enough to actually photograph. If you want an ego boost, find out how much it costs to charter one of the companies providing the aerial photography to do a fly by of your area.

    5. Re:Well, there goes my plan by berend+botje · · Score: 5, Funny

      Even better is that the imagery of my part of the world has regressed! Two years ago the data was quite current. Now, however, the data seems about five years old.

      So what's the deal with that?

  2. Two words. by AltGrendel · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Marianas Trench.
    Can't wait to see how that looks.

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    1. Re:Two words. by tnk1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Marianas Trench.
      Can't wait to see how that looks.

      Really, really dark.

    2. Re:Two words. by ionix5891 · · Score: 5, Funny

      remember goatse? well think deeper and darker

  3. Whoops by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if a few of my "special jobs" as a concrete mixer will show up on these maps. If so, anyone got a list of countries without an extradition treaty with the U.S.?

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    1. Re:Whoops by Kickersny.com · · Score: 5, Funny

      If so, anyone got a list of countries without an extradition treaty with the U.S.?

      Wikipedia has a list for everything.

  4. Floating Garbage Islands in the Pacific Ocean by Vandil+X · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps now we'll be able to see those massive floating garbage islands in the Pacific Ocean that we're always hearing about.

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    1. Re:Floating Garbage Islands in the Pacific Ocean by darkitecture · · Score: 5, Funny

      Perhaps now we'll be able to see those massive floating garbage islands in the Pacific Ocean that we're always hearing about.

      You mean New Zealand?

    2. Re:Floating Garbage Islands in the Pacific Ocean by jammindice · · Score: 5, Funny

      Perhaps now we'll be able to see those massive floating garbage islands in the Pacific Ocean that we're always hearing about.

      You mean New Zealand?

      I believe he meant Australia, he did say massive

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    3. Re:Floating Garbage Islands in the Pacific Ocean by Ihmhi · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You'd be modded Flamebait if any Aussies could actually get through their Internet filter to Slashdot.

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  5. Slight modifications by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now they'll have to adapt the vans that do the street level photography. Some fish are going to be quite surprised.

    Who wouldn't want to spend a month in a van and take several hundred million identical pictures? (Any resemblance with your holidays is pure coincidence).

  6. Hasn't this already happened? by Sir_Dill · · Score: 4, Informative
    I was perusing Google earth the other day and I noticed that the sea floor was already shown with some coastal areas being VERY detailed.

    check out the northwest coast of the US for a good example.

    I don't know if this is an example of whats to come or if whats to come is going to be even better but I welcome higher resolution imagery of our planet.