Google Earth to Go Underwater
Google’s mission is famously to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Apparently, that mission really does include the entire world, as the company is set to roll out an update to Google Earth that will include imagery and maps from the planet’s oceans.
According to The Guardian, the new features will also include environmental data to help track the
“effect of climate change on the world’s seas and oceans.” Former Vice President and environmentalist Al Gore will be part of an event today in San Francisco to announce the Google Earth upgrade. Meanwhile, we wonder where this fits into Google’s broader plan for world domination.
Unlike Google Street View, where Google obtains street-level imagery by sending vans around the country gathering photos, it doesn’t sound like the company is deploying its own submarines to explore the ocean (cue shareholder sigh of relief). Rather, Google is developing partnerships with others that already send vessels underwater.
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