Google Maps and Port-Au-Prince

[mykevermin]

Not a lot of "vs" to be had here, but current events/global events nonetheless.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...8.545314,-72.340376&spn=0.00124,0.001959&z=20

Google maps of Port-Au-Prince were updated to show the damage from the earthquake. Fascinating to look at, and very demonstrative of the scope of destruction and human suffering there.

 

[berzirk]

It's the democrats fault.

 

[berzirk]

It's the republicans fault.

 

[perdition(troy]

It was the teleprompters fault.

 

[RAMSTORIA]

It was global warmings fault.

edit: also its amazing to see how some building are collapsed, but some look like they are straight dust.

 

[JolietJake]

I can't tell if there is a lot of dust or the quality of the images just changes. It goes from being sharp and clear to blurry and dusty looking without any gradual change, just sharp | blurry.

 

[mykevermin]

I think that's the cloud line, JJ.

 

[elprincipe]

Wow. One of THE tragedies of our time. The view from above is just staggering.

 

[UncleBob]

I wonder if Google has the before/after pics...

 

[JolietJake]

[quote name='mykevermin']I think that's the cloud line, JJ.[/QUOTE]
Probably, hard to tell in some cases. They sometimes have to stitch the images together from different sources of varying quality.

It's amazing anyway, it's one thing to see a single building or street destroyed on the news, but this gives you an idea of the scale.

 

[fatherofcaitlyn]

This topic needs more crackpot.

http://www.voltairenet.org/article163729.html

 

[mykevermin]

Well, if someone's going to have the MASS Device, better GI Joe than Cobra.

 

[fatherofcaitlyn]

[quote name='mykevermin']Well, if someone's going to have the MASS Device, better GI Joe than Cobra.[/QUOTE]

Not necessarily. As long as Cobra is controlled by white folk, it can be trusted.