Google now providing World Wildlife Fund info on Google Earth

Search engine giant Google has now added information from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) environmental projects on their earth mapping service available through their free application Google Earth.

The company has provided data in the form of images, information and links to related websites.

WWF director general James Leape spoke on this collaborative affair: “This joint initiative will allow WWF to spread its conservation message to a vast new audience. People interested in conservation and the environment now will be able to visit WWF projects in some of the world’s most threatened and biologically diverse places from their home computers.”

This information is available through “multimedia overlays” that users can trigger while viewing a virtual globe.

Google Earth and Maps director John Hanke added: “We’re pleased that the WWF has chosen Google Earth as a platform for sharing their incredibly important conservation work. Google Earth has proven to be a powerful resource for the environmental community and for users wanting to learn more about the world around them.”

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