I think this is one of the most fascinating combinations of technology and interenational aid. It is a new satellite mapping service that allows users to zoom in on satellite images of any of the 1,600 devastated villages and get detailed information provided by the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington.
Icons represent destroyed villages with flames and refugee camps with tents. When users zoom in to a level of magnification that keeps most of Darfur on a computer screen, the icons seem to indicate that much of the region is on fire. Clicking on a flame icon opens windows with the village's name and statistics on the extent of destruction.
Please check this out.
http://www.ushmm.org/googleearth/
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