Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities


	Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities

tabsey

11-12-2008 9:08 AM

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spy, pics

tabsey says:

So this technology isn't solely for spying on citizens.

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11-12-2008 12:25 PM

ColoradoRight

its for spying on ferigners!

and for identifying the nearest Starbucks

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Science (AAAS) are collaborating on Eyes on Darfur (eyesondarfur.org), a Web
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QuckBird satellite</A>, Dulles, Va.-based GeoEye's Ikonos and the Earth Remote
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