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14 Jun 2012 07:55 #54333 by kliktrak

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Came across this article

www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/gadgets/you-can-run-but-you-can-t-hide-from-google-1.1317371

Google have created a backpack with cameras and hard-drive for capturing "street view" 360 degree type views of remote areas...

Will be interesting if anyone in the Berg hiking community is contacted or participates - possibilities for getting a full preview of passes or experiencing the full GT from the comfort of your computer screen... :blink:

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14 Jun 2012 10:19 #54336 by JonWells

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Shew, thats pretty cool! I guess this would still be many years away for SA seeing as they are still far from completing Streetview for the globe...

I know SA got fast-tracked for that due to the 2010 World Cup.

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14 Jun 2012 18:10 - 14 Jun 2012 18:17 #54346 by ghaznavid

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It would be awesome for hike planning, GE is already so useful...

I feel sorry for the poor person who has to do Ships Prow Pass with all that extra weight...

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14 Jun 2012 20:27 #54348 by JonWells

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To get an idea of how it would look, the 360° panorama that is on Google Earth, on the Langalibalele ridge is a great example!

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19 Jun 2012 13:10 #54425 by intrepid

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I heard about this recently too and inevitbaly thought how this would work for the Berg. Very interesting project with lots of potential and could be very informative. I would not lug that camera along on a volunteer basis though!

The is a side of me that is reluctant too. It seems very "invasive". I'm not sure I would like every part of the Berg caught up in detailed film that way. Seems to dampen the lure and the mystery.

Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.

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