“The United Nations is using the mapping programme Google Earth to highlight the plight of millions of refugees and its humanitarian work to help them … Users can explore the lives of those in exile by clicking on exact locations in the refugee camps to see photos of the facilities, such as health clinics, schools, water taps and sanitation. There are pop-up videos of specific operations and events, such as a visit to a Chad refugee camp by the actor and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie.”

The Guardian reports on this great use of Google’s mapping software here. The UN’s Google Earth outreach programme can be found here.

Posted Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 @ 5:30 pm
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