Google maps teams will be in Franklin County in the next few weeks

Teams from VisitFlorida will be in Franklin County in a few weeks to photograph local beaches for Google maps.

Over the next 4 months, two person teams will take 360 degree images of all 825 miles of Florida’s coastline so the panoramic views can be seen by anyone using Google maps.

The project launched in mid July at the western-most tip of Florida’s Panhandle.

The team is tentatively scheduled to arrive in Franklin County within the next two weeks.

The completed imagery is scheduled for release in 2014.

The beach trek imagery will be collected by teams who will walk about 50 miles of beaches each week.

The Trekkers will carry a backpack with a camera system on top.

Its 15 lenses are angled in different directions to capture a complete picture of a location, and the images are then stitched together into 360-degree panoramic views. 

The Franklin county Tourist Development Council said the project represents another high-tech, low-cost marketing option for the smaller coastal counties.

TDC Administrator Curt Blair said the TDC is continually looking for low-cost high visibility methods for reaching its audience.

Blair said TDC marketing staff is on standby to assist the beach trek team when they arrive. 

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