page_title: Seaview SVII
section_title: Imagery
hierarchical_section_title: Seaview SVII / Imagery
caption_attribution_description: English: An image of the coral reef near Lady Elliot Island, taken using the Seaview SVII camera
context_page_description: The Seaview SVII is an underwater camera designed by the Catlin Seaview Survey team, intended to photograph coral reefs to provide visual documentation of a reef's health. The camera is designed to be controlled by a diver in shallow waters, and is propelled at a constant slow speed by a propeller mounted near the rear of the camera. Only two SVIIs are currently in existence. The cameras were used by the Catlin Seaview Survey and Google to create Google Ocean, a means of displaying underwater images using Google's existing Street View platform.
context_section_description: Much of the imagery taken by the cameras is now available on Google Maps, for the following locations:
  Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef
  Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
  Wilson Island, Great Barrier Reef
  Apo Island, Philippines
  Hanauma Bay, Hawaii
  Molokini, Hawaii
caption: A panorama of the surface of the water near Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, taken using the SVII camera. The SVII is designed for use in shallower waters. (View as a 360° panorama)
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