The waterways of our planet shape our environment, culture, economy, and personal identity and, while inseparable from our daily lives, they are also physically inaccessible to most people. Equipment costs, equipment know-how, and time constraints keep the vast majority of people from exploring the oceans, rivers, and lakes that surround them.

 

In the face of this lack of exploration, currently available marine imagery cannot fill this void as available content is geographically sparse, inconsistently documented, and offers no recurring capture efforts for historic referencing. 

 

Through collaboration with Google Maps, Coastwise Imaging is working to bring 360-degree panoramic imagery of our planet's waterways to Google Street View for everyone to enjoy.

 

We utilize specially developed marine platforms and novel recording procedures to provide digitally navigable, high-resolution images of our planet’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. Not only will this imagery allow for easy individual exploration, its uniform coverage and recurring capture strategies will also support new and exciting monitoring, stewardship, and business opportunities for communities, businesses and governmental organizations.

 

With three recording trails currently underway in Seattle, Puget Sound, and South East Alaska, Coastwise Imaging is well on our way to bringing the waters of our planet into focus for you.

 

Come take a ride with us and let us show you what you’ve been missing!