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Poem Inspired By Google Street View’s Bermuda
Bermudian poet Nancy Anne Miller has responded to news that Google Street View has added its Bermuda Highlights, writing a poem in commemoration of the event that provides a fun and colourful tone. Another uniquely Bermudian offering from the poet, called ‘Lionfish,’ was recently featured on overseas blog. The full Google Street View poem... Read more of this article
Google Street View Adds Bermuda Highlights
[Updated] A new update made to the Google Street View application has been released to the public, giving people from around the world the ability to enjoy a 360-degree view of many of Bermuda’s unique sites, with Google saying Bermuda was added as we are an “important destination in terms of tourism and culture.” The update was made... Read more of this article
Google Street View Marks World Oceans Day
Google’s Street View has become a household name in many parts of the world, with the popular service integrating within Google Maps in order to give users an up close and personal look at locales around the world, but the company recently turned its attention beneath the Earth’s waters in a move intended to highlight World Oceans Day. The... Read more of this article
Google Maps Collects Data At Shelly Bay
In order to constantly update and add further details to its popular Maps platform, Google sends its unique vehicle-mounted cameras to streets around the world in order to obtain location photos, but one Bermuda locale required a human-mounted camera instead when the company recently paid a visit to Shelly Bay. Photographs obtained by Google are used... Read more of this article
Mashable Features Bermuda Coral Reef Photo
Popular tech website Mashable has featured a photo of Bermuda’s coral reefs in a post entitled “The 34 Most Beautiful Google Street View Sightings.” The reef is located at the eastern end of the island, by Clearwater Beach in St David’s, and the footage behind the technology was provided by the Catlin Seaview Survey. To view... Read more of this article
Google Adds Underwater Shipwreck Imagery
[Updated] Google has added undersea Street View imagery of the wreck of the paddle steamer Mary Celesta to Google Maps, allowing the general public to get a look at one of Bermuda’s most famous shipwrecks without even getting their feet wet. The Marie Celesta is one of Bermuda’s most celebrated and infamous shipwrecks. A civil war era paddle... Read more of this article