Expo visitors can experience
360-degree views of hiking trails in the Dolomites, thanks to a
project going on display at the Friuli Giulia Venezia Region
stand from July 3-9 that highlights the images captured with a
special Google mapping device for hikers.
The project, called "Dolomiti Google Special Collects", is
part of the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation, and began collecting
images for Google Maps at the end of summer 2014.
To capture the unique trail images, hikers wore a special
25-kilogram, geolocated "backpack" outfitted with 15 cameras
that takes thousands of panoramic photos at eight-second
intervals.
The device is called the Google Trekker and is part of the
worldwide Google Trekker Loan Program, which aims to add
hard-to-reach places to Google Maps Street View.
About 20 paths in the Dolomites were mapped, including the
Dal Piaz refuge, Modeval on the Giau Pass, Prato Piazza, the
fields of Armentara, and the Tosa Pedrotti refuge.
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