Introducing Google Trekker in the Grand Canyon – what a great use of Google’s street view tech:

Today, demonstrating the rocky and rugged paths we’ll travel to make Google Maps even more complete, we’re collecting imagery from a place no car, trike or snowmobile has ever been before. On its first official outing, the Street View team is using the Trekker—a wearable backpack with a camera system on top—to traverse the Grand Canyon and capture 360-degree images of one of the most breathtaking natural landscapes on the planet.

Google Takes Its Backpack-Sized Trekker Street View Cameras To The Grand Canyon | TechCrunch.