Geel_jire Posted November 24, 2008 Google's been known to track all sorts of stuff, including search trends, wildfires, and the flu. Now Google Maps and Google Earth are being used to record the locations of what might qualify as an even more interesting thing: pirate attacks. Let's start with the more official of two documents. The International Chamber of Commerce has put something together based on incidents described to the International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre. This Live Piracy Map 2008 makes the sea look like a pretty scary place, especially around much of Africa and southern parts of Asia. Then, to switch sources and become much more specific, we can move to what a member of the Google Earth Community who goes by the screen name "expedition" created. His map focuses on the coast of Somalia, and is detailed almost beyond belief. map this map is incredibly detailed with information such as the exact location of every attack .. last known location of pirate boats, even check points on land, locations where ransom is exchanged. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
