Camera teams walking entire coast in tourist-minded Fla., getting beach views for Google Maps – The Washington Post
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Gregg Matthews fancies himself a lumbering Star Wars character of sorts as he treks along a popular Florida beach. He wears stout hiking sandals on the squishy sand and uses ski poles for balance as he shoulders a 40-pound backpack, a blue-orb with 15 cameras extending over his head.