On World Ocean Day on June 8, 2015, Google Malaysia again partnered with the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) on their conservation efforts to capture coastal and inland imagery of Malaysia. This time, we shot imagery of Pulau Tioman, a stunning island famed for its beaches, coral reefs, and natural wildlife (and for being one of the filming locations for the 1958 classic musical, South Pacific).
Instead of
using a kayak as we did on the recent ‘
Paddle for Nature’ expedition, we strapped the Street View cameras onto a fierce-looking all-terrain vehicle. This marks the first time we have ever put Street View Trekker onto a vehicle of this sort.
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| Vroom, vroom: Trekker on ATV revs around Tioman Island; a marine biologist speaks to students of Tekek Village public school |
We gave the island’s locals a glimpse of this special ATV, and invited students from the Tekek Village public school to get up close and personal with the Street View set-up. Aside from our showcase, they attended a talk on coral conservation by two marine biologists from University Malaya, and also participated in a beach auditing activity.
Stay tuned for when we’re ready to unveil the imagery on Google Maps!
Posted by Zeffri Yusof, Communications Manager, Google Malaysia 
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