Google Sets Sights On 3D Map of the Oceans 83
Several readers wrote to tell us about one of the next major projects to enter the Google-verse. We already have pretty views of the Earth and the Sky, the next target is apparently a 3D map of the oceans. "The tool — for now called Google Ocean, the sources say, though that name could change — is expected to be similar to other 3D online mapping applications. People will be able to see the underwater topography, called bathymetry; search for particular spots or attractions; and navigate through the digital environment by zooming and panning. (The tool, however, is not to be confused with the 'Google Ocean' project by France-based Magic Instinct Software that uses Google Earth as a visualization tool for marine data.)"
Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Easter egg #1 (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmmm, just think: With Greenland and Antarctica melting, Google Ocean will eventually get bigger as Google Earth shrinks a bit around the edges.
Cash, Philanthropy, or World Domination (Score:3, Funny)
Is latest action to make the entire world's information accessible for cash in some way? Is it some sort of philanthropy? You know, another gift to the world? Or, is there some other plan for world domination?
Speaking of world domination...
Who will be the most angry about all of this?
* Aquaman
* Poseidon
* Neptune
* Little Mermaid
* The Mariner (Kevin Costner, Waterworld)
Privacy concerns (Score:3, Funny)
I say, if they don't have anything to hide, they have nothing to be afraid of.
Topographic Survey dATA (Score:3, Funny)
Survey Point 1, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 2, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 3, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 4, Sea Level ..... 0 Meters
Survey Point 5, Sea level ..... 0.2 Meters (note: shark)
All together now! (Score:5, Funny)
We all live in a google submarine
google submarine, google submarine
We all live in a google subarmine
google submarine, google submarine
As we live a life of ease (A life of ease)
Everyone of us (Everyone of us) has all we need (Has all we need)
Sky of blue (Sky of blue) and sea of green (Sea of green)
In our google (In our google) submarine (Submarine, ha, ha)
Re:Becaue it is more relevant than space (Score:3, Funny)
<grammar nazi>Who is Hat and why is he going to Google?</grammar nazi>