Post by Tomspy77 on May 20, 2015 4:17:18 GMT -6
Google helps Nessie hunters search for the Loch Ness Monster with launch of new Street View project
PEOPLE around the world are being given the chance to hunt for the mysterious Loch Ness Monster using Google Street View.
In the first project of its kind, VisitScotland Meet the Scot ambassador Adrian Shine has been assisting the global technology company to enable people to discover what lies beneath the beautiful Loch Ness.
Adrian, who is leader of the Loch Ness Project and designer of the five-star Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition in Drumnadrochit, spent several days with the Google Street View and Catlin Seaview Survey teams as they performed an undercover operation to photograph above and below the waters that host Nessie.
When searching in the Loch Ness area, the usual yellow Google Pegman will change to a Nessie peg-monster, allowing users to zoom into different areas of the lake.
The visuals were launched today to coincide with the publication of the most famous photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, ‘Surgeon's Photograph’, which was published in the Daily Mail on 21 April 1934.
Special YouTube footage will also be released, including behind the scenes shots and a special short film including Adrian Shine.
The videos highlight the stunning scenery and history of the Loch and its surrounding area - even if you don’t catch a glimpse of the elusive creature.
VisitScotland hopes this global initiative will heighten the profile of Loch Ness and Scotland, whilst inspiring people worldwide to discover this unique country.
In the first project of its kind, VisitScotland Meet the Scot ambassador Adrian Shine has been assisting the global technology company to enable people to discover what lies beneath the beautiful Loch Ness.
Adrian, who is leader of the Loch Ness Project and designer of the five-star Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition in Drumnadrochit, spent several days with the Google Street View and Catlin Seaview Survey teams as they performed an undercover operation to photograph above and below the waters that host Nessie.
When searching in the Loch Ness area, the usual yellow Google Pegman will change to a Nessie peg-monster, allowing users to zoom into different areas of the lake.
The visuals were launched today to coincide with the publication of the most famous photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, ‘Surgeon's Photograph’, which was published in the Daily Mail on 21 April 1934.
Special YouTube footage will also be released, including behind the scenes shots and a special short film including Adrian Shine.
The videos highlight the stunning scenery and history of the Loch and its surrounding area - even if you don’t catch a glimpse of the elusive creature.
VisitScotland hopes this global initiative will heighten the profile of Loch Ness and Scotland, whilst inspiring people worldwide to discover this unique country.