[ExI] virtual travel improving all the time

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Fri Jun 22 14:43:01 UTC 2012


On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:58 PM, spike  wrote:
<snip Grand Canyon>
> That is an example of something that cannot be experienced by virtual travel
> in any real sense.  The feel of the air, the opportunity to meet the young
> doctors.
>
>


Google Street View has had a trike for several years that records
paths and trails where cars can't go.

Now they have just announced a backpack version for hiking trails.
<http://laist.com/2012/06/15/google_puts_hiking_trails_on_street_view.php>

And there is a competitor for hiking trails:
<http://naturevalleytrailview.com/>


BillK




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