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Google and Historypin launch online gallery to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
March 12, 2012
(Cross posted to
Official Google Blog
)
This year marks the
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
, celebrating Her Majesty’s 60 years on the throne. To commemorate this special occasion, we’re teaming up with
Historypin
to launch an interactive online gallery filled with memories of her time as Queen.
The
Pinning The Queen’s History
project will be made up of photographic images, videos and audio clips pinned directly onto a Google Map on the dedicated
Historypin site
. This will let you see historical images in modern context within Google Maps.
Throughout her six decades on the throne, The Queen has undertaken hundreds of visits around the United Kingdom and 261 official overseas visits to 116 different countries. History pin is inviting people from around the world to
submit
photos, videos and other memories of The Queen during these visits.
Using
Google Maps
and
Street View
, the Historypin platform enables you to pinpoint the exact location of where the imagery was captured. They’ll be
overlaid onto Street View
, so you can compare glimpses of the Queen’s 60-year reign with how they look today.
The collection has been boosted by the provision of images from The Queen’s overseas visits taken by press photographers, and by photographs of items from the Buckingham Palace’s
Royal Archives
. Items from the Royal Archives include the sitar presented to The Queen during her visit to India in 1997, an earthenware vase presented to the Queen by the Prime Minister of Japan and a map showing the air routes around South Australia during the 1954 Commonwealth Tour.
The interactive gallery is an opportunity for anyone to contribute to and celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on one global platform. We’re honoured that Google Maps can form the foundation of this official gallery.
Submit your memories of The Queen at
www.historypin.com/DiamondJubilee/
.
Posted by Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, London
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