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Google street view used nothing but camels instead of cars to "comb" the desert

At Google, as one of the last uncovered parts of the planet, they combed one of the largest deserts - Liwa on the Arabian Peninsula, and instead of cars, they made the journey with camels. In doing so, they recorded the journey from the edge of the desert to the largest oasis on the Arabian Peninsula, which should give visitors a realistic insight into life in the desert.

V Liwa Arabian Deserts otherwise, there are not many streets and roads, but even so, Google started creating maps for this one as well street view ("street view").

With the help of this web navigation tool, individuals who are interested in what the countless sand dunes hide can of the Liwa Desert, they can already enter and take a virtual walk around this mysterious part of our planet.

Google commented on the decision why they used camels instead of cars, that they wanted to complete the journey in the most authentic way possible and to put as little burden on the environment as possible.
Google commented on the decision why they used camels instead of cars, that they wanted to complete the journey in the most authentic way possible and to put as little burden on the environment as possible.

He used Google trekker camera, which installed on backpack they usually use these "walkers", which record parts of cities that cannot be reached by private vehicles, and they are the same camera mounted on the back of a camel.

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