{"id":8498,"date":"2015-12-07T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress\/?p=8498"},"modified":"2015-12-07T08:10:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T08:10:06","slug":"explore-the-ancient-city-of-petra-with-google-street-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/explore-the-ancient-city-of-petra-with-google-street-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the Ancient City of Petra with Google Street View"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of us are familiar using Google Maps and its Street View feature that shows streets and roads in 360-degree images over seven continents, 65+ countries, and over seven million miles. Through the use of their Google Street View Fleet<\/a>, they are able to document not only streets, but local businesses, restaurants, and beyond. With Treks, Google has gone off the traditional roads and streets and have captured images of the greatest wonders all over the world.<\/p>\n

Google has gone far and wide to capture some of the most incredible places across the globe, including the Samburu National Reserve<\/a> in Kenya, an elephant habitat dedicated to preserving the species from poaching. Trek have even ventured to the Himalayas<\/a>, home of the Sherpas and of Mount Everest, the planet\u2019s tallest mountain. For those interested in historical architecture, viewers can even walk through the Taj Mahal<\/a>, India\u2019s crown jewel.<\/p>\n

While Google employs the use of its Street View cars for the accessible streets and roads around the globe, but for many of these locations, Google must use other members of their fleet. The Street View Trekker is intended for locations where cars, trikes, trolleys, and snowmobiles are unable to access. The Trekker is a backpack that is equipped with a camera on top and because of its portability, Google can access places that are only available to be seen on foot. The first example that can be seen of the Trekker\u2019s camera work is the tour of Arizona\u2019s Grand Canyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Google Trek\u2019s newest adventure begins in the Arab world, where have documented Petra, a town built over 2,000 years ago and famous for being built entirely of stone. This is not the first time that Google has ventured to the Middle East for their Treks, Google has captured the wonders of the Pyramids of Giza. As the last standing standing wonder of the ancient world, Google has preserved the images of the great pyramids for your own self-guided tour online.For the Petra project, Google collaborated with Queen Rania of Jordan and even narrated the promotional video for the launch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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