El Monestir de Santes Creus, el de Sant Pere de Rodes o el Castell de Miravet, entre d’altres, ja es poden visitar virtualment mitjançant l’aplicació Google Street View. En total, els usuaris poden visitar des del seu ordinador 16 monuments del patrimoni català gràcies a la col·laboració establerta entre el Departament de Cultura i el Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació (CTTI) de la Generalitat de Catalunya amb la companyia americana Google.
L’accés a la visita es fa mitjançant l’aplicació de la tecnologia trekker, desenvolupada per Google. Aquesta tecnologia permet capturar imatges panoràmiques en 360 graus mitjançant una motxilla que incorpora una càmera amb lents múltiples. La fàcil portabilitat dels dispositius permet recopilar imatges en monuments als quals només es pot accedir a peu, de difícil accés, o en ubicacions a les quals no hi poden accedir vehicles. Per dur a terme la captura de les imatges, persones equipades amb les motxilles especials han recorregut els 16 monuments. La complexitat del projecte queda palesa en el fet que, per exemple, al Castell d’Escornalbou s’han fet 10.125 fotografies; al monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes, 14.295 fotografies i a la cartoixa d’Escala Dei, 11.910 fotografies.
Amb la incorporació a Google Street View, el patrimoni cultural català fa un pas més pel que fa el seu posicionament a nivell mundial. Google ha creat Google Highlights, una pàgina web en l’àmbit internacional on apareixen les fotos més destacades d’aquests monuments per a promocionar-los. La iniciativa representa el punt de partida d’una col·laboració entre Google i el Departament de Cultura i el CTTI, que han seleccionat i coordinat les tasques de l’enregistrament de les imatges.
Els 16 monuments catalans als quals es pot accedir virtualment són:
Empúries (L’Escala, Alt Empordà)
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Necropolis Paleocristiana de Tarragona (Tarragonès)
Cartoixa d’Escaladei (Morera de Montsant, Priorat)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.25598,0.810294&spn=65.318127,134.912109&layer=c&cbp=12,351.92,,0,-12.32&panoid=0Y-GsOwkqKsjzuuinur1gg&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.25598,0.810294
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Reial Monestir de Santes Creus (Aiguamurcia, Alt Camp)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.346463,1.364195&spn=65.212732,134.121094&layer=c&cbp=12,205.09,,0,20.61&panoid=PEUz_89J-NJdEUNg86CBYA&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.346463,1.364195
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Castell Monestir d’Escornalbou (Riudecanyes, Baix Camp)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.127014,0.914978&spn=65.458633,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,223.33,,0,16.19&panoid=J5pnY9J5DSINXKX_fgWLhA&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.127014,0.914978
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Castell de Cardona (Bages)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.913977,1.685493&spn=64.824023,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,245.74,,0,-4.81&panoid=iX4o_zrQ6FVh08xOXng_vw&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.913977,1.685493
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Monestir de Sant Pere de Galligants (Girona, Gironès)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.988639,2.826949&spn=64.770844,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,226.75,,0,4.28&panoid=wAv6R4F5c7JrBIdkB_wl0g&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.988639,2.826949
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Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes (Port de la Selva, Alt Empordà)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=38.272689,8.4375&spn=67.622928,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,15.24,,0,-1.95&panoid=xyyupVNvpBMY7OJgUKvFIw&t=m&cbll=42.323216,3.166692&z=4
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Seu Vella de Lleida (Segrià)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.617945,0.627267&spn=65.036292,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,264.18,,0,-1.58&panoid=SnH9ON4r_ZbmG5RHk3PLMQ&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.617945,0.627267
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Castell de Miravet (Ribera d’Ebre)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.03534,0.594744&spn=65.511215,129.550781&layer=c&cbp=12,220.58,,0,-0.05&panoid=1alOlC2BTR2916ZZrdf7oA&t=m&z=4&cbll=41.03534,0.594744
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Convent Sant Bartomeu (Bellpuig d’Urgell, Urgell)
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Canònica Santa Maria Vilabertran (Alt Empordà)
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