Google Maps: Dead Birds
Posted By www.amherst-maps.com on January 16, 2011
As most map enthusiasts know, a map can be used to plot almost anything, since one of the definitions of the word is a “representation.” And so it is with Google when they released their map of mass animal deaths around the world in recent months (as of January 2011). The map even includes Google Map’s visually-recognizable blue balloons that indicate where the deaths took place viewers can click on a balloon and the map will produce a link to a news report specific to that country’s incident. The latest information shows that there were five thousand blackbird deaths in Arkansas, one hundred pelican deaths near Jacksonville, North Carolina, three hundred dove deaths in Italy and hundreds of penguin deaths in New Zealand. For those environmentalists among map enthusiasts, reports are that some of the mass deaths were caused by trauma (reaction to fireworks) while others were a result of pesticides and poisons. But this article is not meant to make a statement about environmental issues, meant instead to remind readers that maps are not designed to delineate things such as topography only, but thanks to the continuum of technology (and Google Maps), they can now plot natural and unexplained disasters, as well.
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