Google Earth and humanitarian effort

I think that Google Earth is one of the most fascinating software I have ever come across; it has the versatility to go to different directions but retains its core strength. Google Earth in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has just launched one of its latest features that allow users to follow the plight of refugees in Darfur, Iraq, and Colombia by downloading a supplemental layer. The idea came after Google’s successful use in Hurricane Katrina, and the objective is to help humanitarian operations and to inform public the genocides that many remained unaware of. When users scan over the region, they can delve deeper by clicking the icons that will indicate the information of the area as well as the extent of the destruction. The online map also includes links with photo, video, historical background, and testimony on the atrocities.