W2O Becomes Content Provider for Google Ocean
Filed under: Discovery,News & Resources
The World Ocean Observatory is pleased to announce a new partnership with Google Ocean, the software portal which allows you to visit all corners and depths of the globe.
World Ocean Observatory is now providing content from the vast resources available at thew2o.net. The first eight “stories” are now up on the Google Ocean platform.*
* Copy and paste the coordinates into the Google Earth search bar to come within a few value points of the story. Zoom out a bit to locate the story, marked by a small white bullet.
- Browse over to COASTAL BANGLADESH (76° 39′ 49.06″ S 174° 20′ 08.57″W) for an Ocean Climate story entitled “The Ocean and Human Health”
- Visit the ROSS SEA (76° 39′ 59.68″S 174° 19′ 51.40″W) for a World Ocean Radio episode about Sylvia Earle and a special “Hope Spot” in Antarctica
- Directly at the NORTH POLE (89° 58′ 47.09″ N 8° 18′ 26.04″ E) we’ll link to an Ocean Climate story about Polar Melt: The Actic Ice Caps
- Next we invite you to visit the tropics: LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND (19° 40′ 48.11″N 80° 05′ 20.51″ W), home of the Bloody Bay wall, one of the richest, most biodiverse regions on the panet where you will learn about biodiversity, coral reefs, and the effects of climate change
- Fly over to the GULF OF MEXICO at the mouth of the Mississippi (29° 17′ 48.13N 93° 39′ 20.62″W) for a World Ocean Radio episode about Coastal Dead Zones
- In the GREAT BARRIER REEF (16° 55′ 02.74″ S 150° 57′ 19.64″ E) we’ll link you to a W2O Event: Sea Turtles: Marine Turtles in Australia
- Next fly over to the RED SEA (23° 09′ 23.24″ N 37° 27′ 57.59″ E) for a World Ocean Radio episode about the History and Maritime Traditions of the people of the Mideast
- Finally, we invite you to visit the OUTER SEYCHELLES (5° 35′ 49.61″ S 52° 57′ 41.38″ E) for an Ocean Climate story entitled, “The Effects of Climate Change on Small Island Nations”
As this partnership develops, the W2O will continue to provide content across several categories: interviews on major ocean themes; content sections from OceanClimate; short documentaries and resources from our Events section; World Ocean Radio episodes specific to regions around the globe; links to interviews and presentations from 3rd party organizations such as the TED Conference, YouTube, and partner sites. In the near future we will also begin to upload listings from the World Ocean Directory, a database containing more than 18,000 ocean-related organizations worldwide.
It is the mission of the World Ocean Observatory to provide a place of exchange about the ocean as defined as “an integrated, global, social system” relating the ocean to fresh water, climate, science, food, technology, finance, policy governance, coastal development, planning, and cultural traditions. This relationship with Google Ocean with become an extension of our efforts to educate the public, broadening our audience of Citizens of the Ocean and presenting information and educational services to emulate the dynamism of the ocean.
