Google Street View can help Scientists

Researchers say that the online Google Street View can help the scientists locate invasive species over the social media across the globe. By mapping the various biodiversity rich zones and other native and invasive organisms scientists can derive insights and carry out their further study with ease.

The Google Street View provides a panoramic view of the streets. Recently, Google Street View has offered vistas of many places off the beaten track as well, such as Antarctica, the Galapagos, the Amazon, Mount Everest’s base camp and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

The scientists concentrated on a region about 18,000 square miles large in France that was recently colonized by the caterpillars. They further divided this area into blocks about 100 square miles in size. e researchers analyzed data regarding the presence or absence of caterpillar nests collected in these blocks through either direct observation in the field or Google Street View. They found Google Street View was 96% as accurate as field data.

This has added a great value to the Google Street View and accounts for a better use of the feature altogether.

via SocialAppsHQ Blog http://www.socialappshq.com/blog/2013/10/19/google-street-view-can-help-scientists/