• Google Maps tracks polar bears
  • Polar bear in the snow
  • The warming frozen north
  • Mapping on the go
  • A good stretch for a bear
  • Google Maps and human residents of the tundra
  • Is this my good side?
  • Bear versus machine
  • Polar bear at sunset
  • Is this my good side?
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Google Maps, Street View take on polar bears, Canadian tundra (pictures)

Google Maps tracks polar bears

The conservation group Polar Bears International uses Google Maps' API to track polar bears and their habits.
Photo by: Google

Polar bear in the snow

This polar bear spied by the Street View camera attached to a "tundra buggy" looks to be doing its best to blend in with its surroundings.
Photo by: Google

The warming frozen north

This aerial view of the tundra near Hudson Bay will help create a baseline so scientists can track the impact of climate change on the frozen north.
Photo by: Google

Mapping on the go

Google engineers map the tundra while on the go in the tundra buggy.
Photo by: Google

A good stretch for a bear

The Street View camera caught this polar bear checking out the tundra buggy.
Photo by: Google

Google Maps and human residents of the tundra

Google asks residents of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada, for help in identifying landmarks around their town.
Photo by: Google

Is this my good side?

The Street View camera captures another look at a polar bear...or is it the other way around?
Photo by: Google

Bear versus machine

The tundra buggy, outfitted with a Google Street View camera, gets a once-over by a polar bear.
Photo by: Google

Polar bear at sunset

A polar bear sighted by the Google Street View-outfitted tundra buggy.
Photo by: Google

Is this my good side?

This polar bear decides to have a face-to-face with the Street View camera.
Photo by: Google

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