Street View style images of the Faroe Islands were made with sheep

You may have already seen - live or on the internet - Google cars that record detailed Street View imagery, the Google Maps feature that allows users to see scenes as if they were on the very street you accessed. The problem is that certain places are not very safe for cars, so Google needs to find another way to capture the images.

This is what happened in the Faroe Islands, an archipelago in the North Atlantic, in the center of the triangle formed by Iceland, Norway and Scotland. As a remote and sparsely populated place, the island - which belongs to Denmark - was one of the few places that had no images in Street View yet. Local people campaigned to persuade Google to register photos of the site, which could be good publicity for local tourism.

Sheep view

That's why they invented Sheep View, a site with 360-degree images of beautiful island landscapes that were recorded by the famous local sheep, which have inhabited the archipelago since the 9th century. As they are used to walking through the mountain scenery, the impact of the shoot was virtually zero on the landscape.

The action finally caught the eye of Google, which took its professional equipment to register the island. The sheep, however, did not need to be used, being replaced by walkers who were better able to photograph everything. Still, animal imagery remains a great way to enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the Faroe Islands.