If Google refuses to make the Google Street view …. sheep will. Citizens of the Faroe Islands, one of the most beautiful islands in the world, asked Google to make a special service for users so they can admire local beauty online. First, their request has been rejected. However, locals have discovered another way to create online 3D maps.
The idea was to attract Google’s attention. So citizens attached cameras to sheeps’ bodies and let them go. In this way, animals have become real explorers helping to solve such a complicated problem. Animals have been having a walk through overwhelming landscapes, dreamlike paths, and green hills. In addition, images have been captured in various ways: by cars, kayaks, ships, on foot, and even wheelbarrows were involved. Almost every creature has been working on this project. The outcome has exceeded all expectations. Organizers believed Google to pay attention and finish their work. Actually, that has happened. Woolly pictures have become a local trend and now there is a specialized service that performs separately from Google. It provides users with unique “woolly” photos and videos, offers sightseen tours and accommodation facilities.
Moreover, locals have also made their own version of Google Translate – The Faroe Islands Translate. This is because you can not learn Faroese words and phrases using Google Translate.
That is an example of how a problem could be solved in a creative way and how to monetize the outcome.
It’s really interesting, but what about sheeps? Is it comfortable for them?
Somebody once asked sheep about it but they have not responded
Another proof that sometimes the simpliest ideas are the best. I really like the idea, if no animal has been harmed during the process and the cameras do not interfere with sheep’s living, then I see nothing wrong with it. An interesting aspect is the durability of the cameras and the costs. I wonder if a drone wouldn’t be more efficient and less costly.
I think there were dozens of ideas on how to do that. However, locals had to realize the most creative one in order to attract attention.
I sincerely believe no animal has been harmed. At least I have not seen such information.
a very interesting solution, also because it offers us a trip through the heavenly areas through the eye of a sheep- not often we can have such an insight haha. As long as no sheep was harmed i think it a really creative idea! 🙂 Also their own version of google translate is a great tool- most of us when learning languages use internet a lot so i think it would be to the great detriment of a language if there was no such a online dictionary for thise language