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The new trails extend the existing Street View imagery to include all 19 national parks, 17 previously ‘un-trekked’ nature reserves and many sites of natural and cultural significance.<\/p>\n

More than 200 South African volunteers from across the country were involved in the 12-month project, mapping out the parts of\u00a0South Africa<\/span>\u00a0that they call home. Many were SANParks, CapeNature and KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife rangers and guides. Others were avid hikers, nature-lovers and tech enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

“The volunteers who helped along the way proved to be truly passionate about showing the best of\u00a0South Africa<\/span>,” says\u00a0Magdalena Filak<\/span>, Program Manager for Google.<\/p>\n

The team of volunteers was coordinated by loan program partner\u00a0Drive South Africa<\/a><\/b>. Andre Van Kets, founder of the\u00a0Cape Town<\/span>-based travel company, saw the potential in this technology to showcase\u00a0South Africa<\/span>\u00a0to global tourists.<\/p>\n

“The Trekker camera is a 22kg custom-made backpack fitted with 15 cameras pointing in all directions. The on-board technology plots the camera’s exact location on the trail. While recording, the camera takes a 360-degree photo every two-seconds,” says Van Kets.<\/p>\n

The project forms part of\u00a0Google’s Street View Camera Loan Program<\/a><\/b>, which encourages anyone to apply to borrow the 360-degree camera technology and help map the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"