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
Pirate Attacks Around Somalia
"See the building compounds where pirates and warlords cache arms, plan their attacks, obtain ransom, and communicate with the ships they seize offshore," writes
We can't vouch for expedition's "extensive independent research," of course, and the anti-pirate actions of several navies may soon throw his map out of kilter, anyway. But regardless, these documents are fascinating, and a hat tip goes to Frank Taylor and the
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