On April 10, 2007, Google and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum announced their Crisis in Darfur initiative in Google Earth. Located in Google Earth’s global awareness layer, Crisis in Darfur juxtaposes data, high-resolution photographs, and eyewitness testimony over the appropriate locations on Google Earth’s satellite images and maps. Imagery of Darfur in Google Earth allows you to see first-hand the extent of damage; burnt huts in villages appear as black charred rings. As Declan Butler pointed out on his blog, this initiative may help aid pioneering journalistic efforts in drawing attention to this tragedy.
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April 28th, 2007 at 2:56 am
George Bush has recently commended the Google Earth Crisis in Darfur initiative, in a speech given at the United State Holocaust Museum. The text of his comments can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/04/20070418.html.