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Google Partnership brings Street View to local National Parks

Media release: 22 August 2014

The NSW Government has teamed up with Google to go off-road and map some of NSW's most stunning national parks, including Tomaree National Park at Nelson Bay.

The partnership involves NSW National Parks and Wildlife (NPWS) staff wearing a special backpack equipped with the ‘Street View’ camera system, capturing 360 degree imagery of some amazing walks & landscapes as they walk through the park. 

NPWS Hunter Coast Area Manager Andrew Bond said that today (22/8) the google trekker was out and about capturing the spectacular views from Tomaree Head in Tomaree National Park.

Mr Bond said “The walk up the 161 metre Tomaree Head rewards visitors with breathtaking views of the Port Stephens coastline, and is truly one of the ‘must do’ experiences when visiting Nelson Bay. 

“We are delighted to present Tomaree National Park through the use of this state of the state art technology, and share its beautiful landscapes with more people than ever.

“Tomaree National Park, is one of 16 NSW national parks being mapped by NPWS and Google. 

"When completed later in the year, the Street View imagery will give people another great a way to plan their park visits and learn about the area beforehand”, Mr Bond said.

NSW National Parks is the first organisation in Australia to be part of the Google Trekker loan program, which sees third party organisations, NGO’s and not-for-profits apply to borrow Trekker to collect imagery of hard to reach places and help map the world.

 

Images here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/48646673@N07/sets/72157646962454571/

Contact: Lawrence Orel

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