31-08-2016 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com

Google helps Faroe Islanders map their islands for Street View using sheep, kayaks, and more

A few months back, news emerged that residents of the Faroe Islands, a small archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean that’s home to almost 50,000 people, were starting to map their own roads in lieu of Google’s failure to arrive with its own Street View mapping equipment.
With the support of a shepherd, five sheep, 360-degree cameras, and a special harness to attach the cameras to the aforementioned ovine, islanders created Sheep View 360, a sort of next-be
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