05-27-2009, 06:59 PM
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Map of the fallen
Google Earth charts human cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars with 'map of fallen'
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A Google Earth engineer has launched an extraordinary 'map of the fallen’ in honour of thousands of brave servicemen and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He has developed a feature that allows browsers to see the each of the 5,700 coalition troops represented by a yellow pin connecting their home town to the spot where they died.
Visitors can view photos of the soldiers, find out how they died and pay their respects in a guest book using Google Earth 5, which is free to download.
The map, which includes details of British service personnel, contains links to obituaries and memorial sites for the war heroes, with messages from families and friends.
Google engineer Sean Askay sourced data from the first death – on October 10 2001 – up until March this year.
Based in San Francisco, California, Mr Askay spent four years creating Map The Fallen. He wrote on his blog: "It's important to remember that each of these servicemen and women has a rich story."
The blog explained the project used information collected from a number of sources, including the US Department of Defense's Statistical Information Analysis Division, icasualties.org and other similar websites.
Mr Askay also paid tribute to others who have given their lives to the cause. He said: “The Iraqi and Afghani people have incurred substantial civilian losses through these wars; there are also U.S. and Coalition civilians, contractors, and reporters who have died as well.”
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05-27-2009, 07:02 PM
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This is very powerful and quite upsetting .......
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05-29-2009, 07:06 AM
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I think its a fantastic idea mate....it put things into perspective when its right there in front of you.
Good find Spike....cheers for the heads up
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05-29-2009, 09:04 AM
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Thanks for that, Spike.
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05-29-2009, 09:38 AM
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Thank you, I have just spent the past 30 minutes "visiting" friends of ours who have fallen for our freedom.
Today marks 3 years since we lost CPT Alex Funkhouser...
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06-01-2009, 11:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spike
Google Earth charts human cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars with 'map of fallen'
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A Google Earth engineer has launched an extraordinary 'map of the fallen’ in honour of thousands of brave servicemen and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He has developed a feature that allows browsers to see the each of the 5,700 coalition troops represented by a yellow pin connecting their home town to the spot where they died.
Visitors can view photos of the soldiers, find out how they died and pay their respects in a guest book using Google Earth 5, which is free to download.
The map, which includes details of British service personnel, contains links to obituaries and memorial sites for the war heroes, with messages from families and friends.
Google engineer Sean Askay sourced data from the first death – on October 10 2001 – up until March this year.
Based in San Francisco, California, Mr Askay spent four years creating Map The Fallen. He wrote on his blog: "It's important to remember that each of these servicemen and women has a rich story."
The blog explained the project used information collected from a number of sources, including the US Department of Defense's Statistical Information Analysis Division, icasualties.org and other similar websites.
Mr Askay also paid tribute to others who have given their lives to the cause. He said: “The Iraqi and Afghani people have incurred substantial civilian losses through these wars; there are also U.S. and Coalition civilians, contractors, and reporters who have died as well.”
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Great post Spike and a great project by Google.... its important to never forget those who have sacraficed so much for Freedom...
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06-01-2009, 12:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Armygirl4Ever
Thank you, I have just spent the past 30 minutes "visiting" friends of ours who have fallen for our freedom.
Today marks 3 years since we lost CPT Alex Funkhouser...
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Belated condolances to you ArmyGirl and the Family of the Fallen Hero...
Exo..
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06-02-2009, 06:58 PM
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wow..thats a really good idea..
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