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sea views allow users to dive underwater and share discoveries of scientists who study the health of the reef

views Submarines of the Great Barrier Reef - in pictures

million people will be able to take a virtual dive in the Great Barrier Reef through Google Maps Wednesday as part of a submarine revolutionary scientific expedition.

Catlin Survey seaview

allow users to share the findings of scientists who use new technologies to study the composition and health of the Great Barrier Reef.

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panoramic high definition images on the reef will be made by the first tablet that runs on the camera underwater and geolocated. When images rapid fire are interconnected, users can choose a location along the reef Underwater diving and virtual spectator is controlled using the Street View feature of Google Maps.

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already completed three islands of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as sites in Hawaii and the Philippines, will be available today, with more virtual images of dive sites added that Scientists map 20 other reef system along 2300 km at a depth of 100 meters.

The images will be available to more than 1 billion monthly users of Google Maps worldwide, as well as through a channel on YouTube, Google and Panoramio, a site location photo sharing. The study began with a night dive live in a Google+ Hangout at Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, California.

The study of the three months of the reef system in Australia is the first in a series of surveys Catlin overlooking the sea to explore reefs and save the planet. The next year, the expedition will travel to Hawaii, the Philippines and the Bermudas.

The survey aims to make underwater experience to the public in a way that has never before been possible, and help bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public knowledge. It is sponsored by the insurer Catlin UK company, and is supported by Google's technology and support non-governmental organizations, research institutes and the University of Queensland (UQ).

"This is a real opportunity to understand the history of climate change and natural ecosystems, Hoegh-Guldberg said." At the end of three years investigations, we have an important knowledge and instantaneous status of coral reefs in the world. "

All data collected will be made public in a database called global Reef Check, a "game-changing scientific tool," said Hoegh-Guldberg. "We will be able to monitor changes in marine environments, now and in the future of marine scientific research to investigate all aspects of reef will be able to explore these areas in one of the surveys we do - .. deep reefs or reef "

"We want these special places underwater for persons such as roads and places to explore on Google Maps every day," said Jenifer Austin Foulkes, Director of Oceans Google.
The study was presented at the World Summit on the oceans in Singapore in February.

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