十大赌博正规老平台 Releases 虚拟旅游 of Tangier Island & Pocomoke河

Riverview Series Features 14 Chesapeake Waterways

安纳波利斯, 医学博士-今日, 十大赌博正规老平台 released new virtual tours of Tangier Island and 波科莫克河. The tours are similar to what people experience with Google Street View but from the perspective of the water rather than the street. Virtual visitors can see the beauty of the Chesapeake and explore these special places from their computer, 设备, 或者手机.

This project is part of a much larger and long-standing partnership with the National Park Service to protect and enhance a broad network of conserved lands and special places in the watershed and equitably provide access to recreation, 文化, 与自然.

The Tangier Island and Pocomoke河 virtual tours are part of the 十大赌博正规老平台’s Riverview series, which includes 14 Chesapeake waterways and special places like Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, Fones Cliffs on the Rappahannock in 维吉尼亚州, 巴尔的摩内港, Werowocomoco on the York River in 维吉尼亚州, 和更多的.

“丹吉尔岛, 波科莫克河, and their surrounding landscapes are important, not only to the natural beauty of the Chesapeake but to the cultural heritage of the region. Documenting Tangier Island for this and future generations is critical to preserving its history and heritage. Rising sea levels brought on by climate change, combined with the gradual land subsidence and erosion of the island are a major threat to Tangier’s unique 文化 and history,” said 十大赌博正规老平台 Executive Vice President Mark Conway. “We’re also excited to document the 73-mile long pristine Pocomoke河, which is home to the Great Cypress Swamp, 数以百计的鸟类, 还有许多保护区和公园.”

“We believe that sharing and connecting people to the special places of the Chesapeake Bay is critical to protecting and restoring the health of the watershed. Our hope is that as people virtually explore both Tangier Island and the Pocomoke and experience their beauty, they will plan in-person visits and further their explorations of the Chesapeake Bay and its many rivers,”  said National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent Wendy O’Sullivan of the NPS Chesapeake Bay Office. Superintendent O’Sullivan oversees the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Program, 其他职责, which was reauthorized by Congress last week in the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act.

“Pocomoke河 and Tangier Sound still retain landscapes and views evocative of the time when the region’s riches sustained Native families in food, 供应, 进行商品贸易. 这很令人欣慰, through our partnership with 十大赌博正规老平台, people everywhere can ride along and see these places on the Chesapeake National Historic Trail,” said NPS Superintendent Kym Hall, Colonial National Historical Park and the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

“Capturing Tangier Island at a point in time has been on our bucket list for a long time. We hope this imagery will preserve memories of the island far into the future,” said the founder of Terrain360, 瑞安阿布拉汗.

十大赌博正规老平台’s Riverview partner, Terrain360, is a geospatial mapping company based in Richmond, 维吉尼亚州. Terrain360 utilizes a custom-made boat outfitted with six cameras, mounted 10 feet above the water’s surface which capture 360-degree images. These cameras are controlled by a central computer which also captures GIS data, 天气数据, 光数据, 40英尺的方向数据. 时间间隔.

The National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office provided funding to support the virtual Riverview series. 十大赌博正规老平台 has raised private funds and partnered with Terrain360 to collect the imagery, with the exception of the James River which was completed by the James River Association with Terrain360. 访问 u3fn.tjktp.net 查看全部 14个虚拟旅游和小插曲 of special places in the Chesapeake.