UN Refugee Camps Up Close with Google Earth
Google Earth, the now commonly known mapping service that allows users to move through 3D satellite images of cities worldwide, offers a close-up view of U.N. refugee camps and aid projects in Chad, Iraq and Colombia. These images are spreading awareness of the types of activities that go on when one is residing in a refugee camp.
The bottom line of these three-dimensional satellite images is that we have a crisis to deal with. Refugees are displaced and removed from their homes, thus leaving a serious issue of providing proper housing and adequate food for the people in the camps. I really feel in war torn societies and countries facing civil unrest, it is vital to ensure refugees are evacuated and cared for properly.
Read more about the crisis on the Reuters news website. To download a version of Google Earth, simply enter your address into the Search at the top of this page. You can download free Satellite maps and Google Earth. Now that everyone has free access to view these refugee camps, we should spread the word.
