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Google Tracking Refugees

UN info on displaced peoples now available through Earth mapping feature

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 8, 2008 5:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new feature allows Google Earth users to take a tour of the world’s refugee hotspots, with images of camps supplemented by information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AP reports. The search titan has greatly improved the available resolution in its...   Read full story »

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