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eaglespeak.us - 12/1/2008

Somali Pirate Maps

— eaglespeak.us — Someone at the UN Satellite office went a lot of trouble to produce the pretty picture shown... below (click on it to make it bigger). It comes from here (pdf). Comment: This 3D perspective map illustrates the relative spatial density of reported ... (more) Somali Pirate Maps

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israelmatzav.blogspot.com - 11/30/2008

Video: Interrogation of Mumbai terrorist confirms use of Google Maps

— israelmatzav.blogspot.com — This is an IBN (CNN affiliate) report on the interrogation of the only terrorist who was captured... alive in Mumbai. This report confirms the use of Google Earth, which I discussed here (Hat Tip: Puneet). Let's go to the videotape. As you saw, the ... (more) Video: Interrogation of Mumbai terrorist confirms use of ...

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pajamasmedia.com - 12/4/2008

Fun with maps

— pajamasmedia.com — I thought I’d share some cheap and easy ways to solve two kinds of map problems using... from Google Earth and Google Maps. The first problem is how to generate a series of GPS waypoints using a low-resolution map (such as may be found in books or ... (more) Fun with maps

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India Terror Attacks...Not Over Yet
Ace of Spades HQ — ... 80 people, including 11 policemen, dead. He said some terrorists were holed up at the Taj Hotel at Colaba and Trident (formerly Oberoi) hotels. Deshmukh said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured all cooperation to help tackle the aftermath of terror attacks. Eleven policemen, including five officers, were killed in the attacks, he said. Latest broadcast reports say 80 are dead and 900 wounded but no one seems to think that's the final total by a long shot. You can see a Google map of the targets here. As it has been all along, ...

Mumbai Attacks: Strategic Convergence
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. — Mumbai, India was attacked Wednesday evening by an unknown number assailants. Reports indicate at least 101 dead and 270 wounded. A number of the dead are police, but the majority were simply innocent bystanders. At least 6 foreign nationals were killed. Gateway pundit has a good round up . Times of India has on going coverage as well, but the site is extremely slow. Reports indicate that 5 terrorists are held up in the Taj with 50 hostages and another 7 are in the Oberi with approximately 100 hostages. Early reports also indicate that the terrorists specifically looked for American and British passport holders. Some reports are also indicating that military grade RDX was used in the explosions. ...