Google Street View maps Nunavut national parks – Nunatsiaq News

“We really had a sense, as we were capturing images, that we were taking people — friends and family — along on the trip with us”

Google Street View is coming to national parks in Nunavut where the closest street may be hundreds of kilometers away.

“I think it’ll be wonderful for people who are either planning a trip, to get a sneak-peak of what to plan for, or otherwise just to dream and get a virtual visit,” Fiona Currie, a media spokesperson for Parks Canada told Nunatsiaq News Aug. 14.

Google Street View maps offer 360-degree, ground-level views of selected locations, usually built-up urban areas.

Parks Canada has been working with Google since summer 2013 to bring Google Street View to some of northern Canada’s more remote regions, a project scheduled to last two years, a news release from Parks Canada said in June 2014.

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