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Google + Holocaust Museum on Darfur Genocide

by John P.

Darfur GenocideGoogle has teamed up with the Holocaust Museum to create a complete interactive map that can be viewed in Google Earth which shows the ongoing slaughter and torture of millions of people in Darfur. You’d have to be living under a rock not to know this was going on, but it seems the “civilized world” is willing to turn a blind eye to Africa.

Anyway, if you don’t yet have Google Earth you can get it here. Once you have it, here is the interactive map which includes photos, videos and testimony.
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Excellent Google Earth Demo Videos

April 7, 2007
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I’m a big fan of Google Earth because frankly it lets you do things that no other software has ever allowed before. That, and the fact that it’s completely FREE! (Thanks Google!) Google Earth will allow you to plan trips, see the planet from a satelite view, and generally waste time. It is also required [...]

The Universcale Puts Everything in Perspective

April 4, 2007

There is a very, very cool interactive demo that Nikon is presenting over on their site called the Universcale. Let’s see, how can I describe it… well, it’s kind of like this video which I previously posted that shows how the size of our planets relate to other objects in the universe, except that the [...]

Iguazu Falls in Brazil, Largest Waterfall on Earth

March 12, 2007

The Iguazu Falls are the largest, most impressive falls on the planet. With 275 individual cascades they’ve been described as, “an ocean pouring into an abyss”. The waterfall system consists of about 270 falls along 2.7 kilometres (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres (269 feet) [...]

Time Lapse Panama Canal Crossing Video

March 8, 2007

Here is a time-lapse journey through the Panama Canal from the Pacific to Atlantic Ocean on board a cruise ship. The video comes courtesy of CruiseJournals.com. If you have Google Earth installed follow this link to open and explore the Panama Canal. If you don’t have it yet get the Google Pack. It’s free and [...]

Celestia Free Space Simulation and Exploration

March 1, 2007

I recently came across a very cool program along the lines of Google Earth, except this program lets you fly around and explore all manner of objects and places in outer space. Here is a demo video I created from the built in demonstration mode within Celestia. I highly recommend that everyone download and try [...]

Google Sunrise and Sunset Mapping

February 20, 2007

I’ve come across a couple of sites which serve to provide real-time updates about which parts of the planet are currently dark, and when exactly sunrise is going to occur.

650 Foot Long Horse Earth Sculpture

February 12, 2007

Over in the UK there is a 650 foot long earth sculpture of a running horse called Sultan the Pit Pony. It’s an amazing piece of work, and it’s perfect for viewing three dimensionally in Google Earth. If you don’t yet have it installed, use my Google Pack link to get it, then just follow [...]

Real Time Flight Tracking in Google Earth

February 2, 2007

FBOWeb.com has created a very cool real-time flight tracking feature for Google Earth. Obviously, in order to try this out you’re going to need Google Earth (if you don’t yet have it, you can learn about and download it here.) Essentially, FBOWeb’s servers update the status of all the aircraft coming into the following airports [...]

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