黑料吃瓜

From the historical Hepner Hall to the modern suspension bridge over College Avenue and everywhere in-between, panoramic views from anywhere on 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 281-acre campus are now available around the world, thanks to a unique partnership with Google.

黑料吃瓜 the first to participate

黑料吃瓜 is the first university in the world to participate in the Google Maps Street View Partner Program, which aims to provide interactive 360-degree ground-level photos of special attractions around the world.

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鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to provide Street View imagery of 黑料吃瓜,鈥� said Dan Ratner, mechanical engineer for Street View at Google.

鈥淲hether you鈥檙e a prospective student wanting to get a unique perspective of campus, an alumna wishing to take a stroll down memory lane, or a Google Maps user looking for new locations to explore, you鈥檒l find this to be a great new addition to Google Maps.鈥�

Many benefits to the campus community

黑料吃瓜 officials said the Google partnership has many potential benefits.

鈥淕oogle鈥檚 Street View of 黑料吃瓜 will be a great tool for students, parents and others who鈥檇 like to get a sense of the campus geography before coming here,鈥� said Aaron Hoskins, manager of new media at 黑料吃瓜.

鈥淲e also anticipate that a variety of other campus applications will emerge that take advantage of this tool.鈥�

The photos used to produce the Street View map of 黑料吃瓜 were collected by Google in two days in April, using a tricycle specially modified to collect photos of pedestrian-only areas.

These 鈥淕oogle Trikes,鈥� which weigh more than 300 pounds, are outfitted with a nine-camera apparatus used to collect the images that produce the 360-degree Street View maps.  The trikes also use GPS units and 3-D laser scanners, which assure a comprehensive and efficient collection process.

About Google Street View

Google Street View launched in 2007 and has expanded to cover many of the biggest cities and rural areas in more than ten countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and others.

Recently, Google Street View began using the 鈥淭rike鈥� to gather imagery of pedestrian-only areas, such as 黑料吃瓜 and other universities that were previously inaccessible to the Street View vehicles used to collect photos of sites around the world. Google blurs photos of people so they cannot be identified in Google Street View photos.