Coast Guard Google Layer
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For the past month, the Coast Guard has been providing information to Google on ways to better inform and engage the public in its many missions. Today, Earth Day 2009, Google will publish a gallery of environmental layers within the Oceans layer of Google Earth, Google Maps Version 5.0, highlighting environmental stewardship activities of groups around the world. The Coast Guard will proudly be featured in this gallery.
This layer lets you view descriptions and photographs of Coast Guard efforts to protect and conserve the environment in the Pacific including environmental response, energy conservation, marine debris cleanups, fisheries and sanctuary enforcement, polar operations and wildlife conservation initiatives. Via this layer, you can follow along the Coast Guard Cutter HEALY's Arctic Deployment and view hourly position and webcam footage. You can also explore and learn about recent Coast Guard responses and initiatives from efforts to prevent vessel strikes of whales in the Santa Barbara Shipping Channel to an overview of Training Center Petaluma's planned solar array--the Coast Guard's first power purchase agreement ever!
I encourage you to explore the Coast Guard layer. To view, you must have Google Maps Version 5.0 (this is not viewable on the CGDN). Development of the Coast Guard layer in Google Earth continues and a layer showcasing operational highlights and unit profiles is anticipated in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
