Google Ocean Floor View
For the first underwater street view collection google partnered with the catlin seaview survey a group creating a global record of coral reefs.
Google ocean floor view. Its takes three photos every three seconds which are then stitched into panoramas. Thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through google earth armchair explorers can now view five percent of the deep ocean floor in far greater detail than ever before. To clearly see the ocean floor in google earth first turn off the water surface layer from the view menu which shows animating wave for effect. There aren t a lot of.
For example atlantic ocean or pacific ocean. The catlin seaview svii camera weighs 65 kg 143 lbs. The ocean floors contain dramatic landscapes volcanic ridges lofty peaks wide plains and deep valleys. New sea floor map for google earth january 13 2016 in late 2014 we had a look at a map of the ocean floor published by the scripps institution of oceanography university of california san diego.
Step 1 go to google maps. Use the search box on the top left corner of the page and type in the underwater location you want. Explore the ocean national geographic shipwrecks etc. Google maps strives to provide people around the globe with the most comprehensive accurate and usable map of the world including the underwater world.
Next expand the ocean layer in the layer panel in the sidebar which includes ocean and maritime related content e g.