Google Earth maps refugee crises
Google Earth has a new feature: the ability to follow refugee camps and humanitarian aid operations, which works on two levels - situational awareness and education. In a domestic emergency, such as Katrina, this evolving technology will be beneficial for emergency response and recovery.
In the Djabal refugee camp in eastern Chad, which is home to refugees from the conflict in neighboring Darfur, Google Earth users can see individual tents clustered together amid a sparse landscape, and learn about the difficulty of providing water to some 15,000 people.
