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Using Google Earth to Make a Difference in Haiti

Using Google Earth to Make a Difference in Haiti

During a recent research trip to Haiti in May 2012, Dr. Peter Wampler and two colleagues from GVSU used GPS and Google earth to find homes for our water and ethnographic surveys. This proves that Google Earth and Google Maps are good for more than just finding pizza! You can learn more about how the project in paper published in the International Journal of Health Geographic here.

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