Google Earth Outreach

Google Earth Outreach is Google's program for donating and supporting non-profit organizations spreading the knowledge of global awareness. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage [1] This program also has a layer on Google Earth featuring layers from the programs it supports. Google Earth is a Virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004

Google Earth layers

The many layers in Google Earth's Global Awareness layer are provided by Outreach.

Appalachian Mountaintop Removal
ARKive: Endangered Species
Earthwatch Expeditions
Fair Trade Certified
Global Heritage Fund
Greenpeace
Jane Goodall's Gombe Chimpanzee Blog
The Earth from Above with Goodplanet
The Elders: Every Human Has Rights
UNDP: Millenium Development Goals Monitor
UNEP: Atlas of our Changing Environment
Unicef: Water and Sanitation
USHMM: World is Witness
USHMM: Crisis in Darfur
WaterAid
WWF Conservation Projects

References

1: http://earth.google.com/outreach/index.html - Google Earth Outreach homepage

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