environmentguardian.co.uk "Tens of thousands of 360-degree, high-definition panoramas of underwater forests,...

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environmentguardian.co.uk "Tens of thousands of 360-degree, high-definition panoramas of underwater forests, grasslands and crags will be taken by robot cameras, mapped and made available on the internet as a result of the collaboration, which will seek help from a global audience to assess the health and composition of the 2,300km-long reef."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/23/virtual-diving-online-great-barrier-reef?CMP=SOCNETTXT8763I

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  1. Garry Winterton24 February 2012 at 14:47

    My God it's Global fish Inc. Remember about 10 years ago i joked about streaming live pictures of reefs etc. into virtual fish tanks and getting paid for it. well it's here lol google providing it "free" via advertising

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