![]() ![]() ![]() While in the village of Lapetanha I mounted my digital camera on the robotic unit and took three panoramas of the village. Several units were donated to the Surui people and ACT so that they can document and share indigenous and Amazonian life with the world. Created by the Global Connection Project (a collaboration between NASA and Carnegie Mellon University), Gigapan is a powerful tool for promoting cultural exchange. With it you can create ultra-high resolution panoramas (up to 5000 megapixels!) that can be viewed on the web, or in Google Earth (look in the 'Gallery' Layer). Gigapan is my favorite new toy, and made a great addition to this trip. So I've asked some of my fellow Googlers to share some of their favorite moments here, starting with mine: I hope you'll read the account of our trip we just posted on the Google Earth Outreach website, but there were more great stories and memories than could fit in one place. Technically we were the trainers, but the trip was an incredible learning experience for all of us. Last month a group of Googlers traveled to the Brazil at the invitation of Chief Almir Surui and the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) to lead a series of workshops for members of his tribe and others who are interested in using technology to protect the Amazon rainforest. ![]()
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