Explore the International Space Station

Google Street View now lets you explore the

 International Space Station

 

Check out the video about 

Google Street View on the International Space Station:

 

You can also view a live feed from the International Space Station:

The History of the International Space Station:

 

Google Maps: Hyperlapse Around the World

Watch this astounding trip around the world, made entirely from Google Maps:

Created by Matteo Archondis

As noted on Digital Trends:

University student Matteo Archondis' work might inspire you to create something even more extraordinary using Google Maps.

If funds are too tight or work is too busy for you to go on that world trip you’ve been promising yourself, then here’s a cheaper, altogether more convenient option.

Most impressive is that the Italian created the two-and-a-half-minute video using only screenshots from Google Maps, Street View, and Earth.

Archondis made the hyperlapse partly to celebrate this week’s 12th anniversary of Maps, and also to “show the potential tools we have to discover the world around us, even if we can’t afford to travel to places far away from home,” he told PetaPixel.

It’s a superb piece of work that takes you smoothly from famous location to famous location, zooming from up high to up close, and circling iconic landmarks. The carefully considered sound effects are a big part of the piece, too, so be sure to follow Archondis’ advice and stick a pair of cans on before you begin your globetrotting session.

To create the video, Archondis spent two days capturing just over 3,300 screenshots. Post-processing took a full week, with the main challenge to effectively blend and stabilize the content to create as smooth a journey as possible for the viewer.

The university student said the project was a good chance to “experiment with Google Maps and the Street View system, for me one of the best inventions to let us discover and see places from our computer without needing to leave home.”
Archondis added that he drew some of his inspiration from the amazing work of hyperlapse artist Rob Whitworth, who travels the world to make breathtaking videos of places like Dubai.

Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site

Take a stroll around Stonehenge...

Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site

Just part of the larger Google Arts and Culture Site featuring artifacts and lots of further information on Stonehenge.

Explore Canada's Parks and Trails

Thanks to the Parks Canada collaboration with Google, you can now explore many Parks Canada places within Street View for Google Maps.

 Parks Canada places currently within Street View



Some of the great trails to google trek...

Soldier's Summit Trail, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory

Chilkoot Trail 

Follow the fabled Chilkoot Trail along the centuries old path first crossed by Chilkoot Tlingit traders and later stormed by the Klondike Gold Rush stampeders. Hike through narrow windswept valleys and scale the precipitous Chilkoot Pass...

Start at the Trail Head

Woody's Science and Nature: Nasa's Eyes: An Immersive Space Exploration

Woody's Science and Nature: Nasa's Eyes: An Immersive Space Exploration: Go to NASA's Eyes and begin your space explorations... Learning How to Navigate Eyes On the Solar System      If you h...

Amazonia: Boating Down River

The Google Amazon Project provides an exciting opportunity to go boating on the Rio Negro River and explore the waterways of the Amazon jungle...

Trek the Amazon Basin with Google Maps

 

The journey takes place in the heart of Amazonia

On the El Negro River east of Manaus

You cruise down the El Negro River

Then explore waterways through the Amazon jungle

Go to Google Streetview Amazon Boat Trip 

Grand Canyon Trail and River

Google Street View is also a great way to explore the Grand Canyon. You can use it to hike the famous Bright Angel Trail and admire the awesome scenery... 

 Go to Google Streetview Bright Angel Trail

 You can also go boating through the Canyon down the Colorado River...

 

Go to Google Streetview Colorado River