The little yellow dots look a bit like those maps they have in power stations, showing where the lights are on and off across America.
But look a little closer and you can see that each one is a little human figure. Zoom further and the details of each is revealed - these are each of the US servicemen to have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the start of the war on terror.
The project, known as Map the Fallen, shows where, when and how each military officer from the U.S. and coalition forces died since the start of the war in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.
Created by a Google Earth engineer in his free time, the map draws a line across the world linking each service member’s home town to the place they died serving their country.
Zooming in on a target home town reveals yellow figures, which represent the soldiers, positioned on the Google Earth view among recognisable points of interest. Scrolling over the figures triggers a pop-up box with the soldier's name and age.
There are also links to obituaries and memorial sites for the war heroes, with messages from families and friends.
Google engineer Sean Askay sourced data from the first death - on October 10 2001 - up until March this year.
But look a little closer and you can see that each one is a little human figure. Zoom further and the details of each is revealed - these are each of the US servicemen to have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the start of the war on terror.
The project, known as Map the Fallen, shows where, when and how each military officer from the U.S. and coalition forces died since the start of the war in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.
Created by a Google Earth engineer in his free time, the map draws a line across the world linking each service member’s home town to the place they died serving their country.
Zooming in on a target home town reveals yellow figures, which represent the soldiers, positioned on the Google Earth view among recognisable points of interest. Scrolling over the figures triggers a pop-up box with the soldier's name and age.
There are also links to obituaries and memorial sites for the war heroes, with messages from families and friends.
Google engineer Sean Askay sourced data from the first death - on October 10 2001 - up until March this year.
It's a bit of a grizzly reminder of the human cost of the war, but at least gives us the chance to leave messages of respect to those who have fallen.
You can view the site at www.mapthefallen.org/
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