Google Earth for Aid Workers in Haiti

Aid workers, with the help of Google Earth, are uploading key information onto the web to illustrate the needs of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by Haiti's earthquake.

The innovation, which could significantly boost the ability to respond to future disasters, can enable the United Nations and non-governmental aid officials can log onto Google Earth from makeshift settlements housing more than 600 000 people in Haiti.

It can also provide real-time details about the population and its global positioning.
In the same vein, Red Cross spokesperson in Haiti, Alex Wynter, points out that, "The humanitarian agencies have some catching up to do when it comes to things like Skype and hand-held email. But in the base camps, we're connected and disaster relief is going online."

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