The Kingdom of Tonga will be the first country in the world to participate in the Global Reach Initiative and Development (GRID) Pacific Programme.
The GRID Pacific Programme honours the vision and values of the people of Tonga, their cultural heritage and beliefs, and their passion and devotion for their wonderful kingdom.
The GRID Programme includes a number of interlinked phases including 1. Vision, Scope, Design; 2. Engage, Plan, Test; 3. Activate, Data Acquisition; 4. Data Processing, Review, Publishing, LiveLaunch; and 5. Ongoing Support, Training, Capability and Capacity Building.
Our GRID Programme Services* include: Whole of Country Mapping & Google Street View; 360 Degree Video; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Drone Capture; Storytelling, Education, Tourism Apps; Augmented & Mixed Reality Apps; Virtual Reality Experiences; and much more...
The GRID Pacific Progamme links to Google System & Services including:
Google Earth - digital version of planet earth
Google Maps - web mapping service
Google Street View - 3D panoramic view
Google Voyager - showcase interactive tours
Google Search - most used web search engine
Google Chrome - freeware web browser
Gmail - free email service
Calendar - free calendar & events management
Translate - multilingual machine translation
YouTube – most used video-sharing website
*While some of these are offered free or at minimal cost, others have fees associated with them.
If you wish to find out more about our partnerships and participation in this Global Reach Initiative please contact GRID Executive Director Tania Wolfgramm on tania.wolfgramm@gmail.com