Western Australia’s natural attractions will soon be able to be viewed at eye-level online with the use of Google’s unique Street View Trekker.
On loan to the State Government for six months, the Google Street View Trekker is a 14-kilogram camera backpack with 15 specially mounted lenses capable of recording stunning 360-degree panoramic and bird’s-eye view footage.
It has travelled throughout the world from the Grand Canyon to the Great Barrier Reef, and is now in Western Australia. It is on loan to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions which will use the camera to capture locations that can only be accessed on foot or by boat, including some stunning remote and hard to get to places.
Initially the Trekker will be used to capture the beauty and biodiversity of the Swan Canning Riverpark, Rottnest Island, Perth’s surrounding national parks and the south-west before moving to the State’s north-west regions.
Iconic tourism attractions such as the Bibbulmun Track, will be included along with bushwalking paths in and around Perth, forest tracks, spectacular beach areas and much more. Once completed, imagery will be available via Google Maps.
Photo: Google Trekker backpack (cuatrok77 / Flickr)