world news - 26.08.2011
Google to include Amazon forest on Street View
Spokesman Fabio Sabba says Google began taking
photographs of Amazon rivers and trails in a partnership with a local
environmental group called Fundacao Amazonia Sustentavel. Sabba said Monday Google is expected to conclude the
image-taking process in about three weeks. It will then continue to
expand the service's reach in the area with the help of Fundacao
Amazonia Sustentavel and local residents. There is no timetable for the Amazon images to become available to the public. Street View made its debut in Brazil late last year. It
provides 360-degree images which users can view by zooming in on any
point on a map.
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