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Before And After of the Day: Google today unveiled the result of an initiative to document the aftermath of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami through Google Maps Street View.
A special website — Build the Memory — has also been set up to host the images gathered through a 44,000 kilometer trek across the affected regions.
From Google’s blog:
A virtual tour via Street View profoundly illustrates how much these natural disasters have transformed these communities. If you start inland and venture out toward the coast, you’ll see the idyllic countryside change dramatically, becoming cluttered with mountains of rubble and debris as you get closer to the ocean. In the cities, buildings that once stood proud are now empty spaces.
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Before And After of the Day: Google today unveiled the result of an initiative to document the aftermath of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami through Google Maps Street View.
A special website — Build the Memory — has also been set up to host the images gathered through a 44,000 kilometer trek across the affected regions.
A virtual tour via Street View profoundly illustrates how much these natural disasters have transformed these communities. If you start inland and venture out toward the coast, you’ll see the idyllic countryside change dramatically, becoming cluttered with mountains of rubble and debris as you get closer to the ocean. In the cities, buildings that once stood proud are now empty spaces.
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