Google has used Earth and Maps to tell tales of unfolding tragedies and soldiers fighting for our country. Now its opening up those tools to the public,

 

Dean Meyers‘s insight:

It seems that mapping, as a storytelling tool, is becoming extremely popular, with new sets and tools opening every day (see my post yesterday on www.vizworld.com about CartoDB.com updating their mapping tools with new capabilities and free subscriptions).

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