April 24, 2008
Google Earth Outreach Aides U.N. Track Refugees and Save Lives
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Google is practicing what they preach. Their motto of "don't be evil" implies going above and beyond the corporate standard for ethical practices and becoming a socially conscious and proactive organization. And that is exactly what they have done.
Google Earth allows its users to go anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings. Utilizing this technology, Google Earth has created an Outreach Program to aide nonprofit and public service groups by enabling people to view causes and situations that otherwise, would be hard to contextualize.
What's best part of Google Earth's Outreach program? Its working. Google Earth Outreach has recently teamed up with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, providing satellite views of refugee camps, along with stories of relocation. These images and stories have impassioned others to join in the cause, inevitably saving more lives and bringing awareness to an important global issue.
Posted by Buzz Webster at April 24, 2008 07:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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