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BE A WITNESS
In collaboration with Google Earth, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has brought together compelling visual evidence of the destruction in Darfur.
How to access the Crisis in Darfur layers in Google Earth
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Download and Install Google Earth.
- Once launched, go to the layers list, expand the Global Awareness layer
- Check USHMM: Crisis in Darfur
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Download the Crisis in Darfur supplemental layer file (crisisindarfur.kmz, 72kb)
- in Google Earth; go to file>open, browse to and open the downloaded layer file (.kmz)
- The layer will show up in the Places menu
- Use the dashboard in Google Earth to view photos, testimonies and maps
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UNDERSTANDING THE LAYERS
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Damaged and Destroyed Villages
Source: U.S. Government
This map was created using data provided by the U.S. State department in 2004 and updated in 2007, in which older satellite photos of Darfur were compared with recent images to identify which villages had been affected.
This map shows only a partial picture of the destruction that is estimated by some to be more than 2,000 villages throughout Darfur, and does not include villages that have been attacked across the border in Chad and the Central African Republic by both the Sudanese government-backed Janjaweed and rebels.
Note that the status of most villages labeled "damaged" or "destroyed" is easily confirmed by the Google Earth imagery. However in some cases you will notice that a village appears intact. Because the satellite imagery of Darfur and Chad was taken between 2003 through 2006, some imagery shows what the village looked like before the attack. In other cases, villages may have been rebuilt by returnees or occupied by others.
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Internally Displaced Persons in Darfur and Refugees in Chad
Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; UN High Commissioner for Refugees
This 3D map identifies the locations and number of the 2.5 million displaced persons struggling to survive in camps, villages and other locations throughout Darfur, and the more than 200,000 refugees from Darfur in the camps in Chad.
The higher the bar the more people are in each camp or location. Click on the bar to see the number of displaced persons at each location as of October 2006, or turn on the "camp locations" button to more easily zoom in to the camps.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of UNHCR, OCHA or other UN agencies. The statements on this site related to specific products do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations of these products.
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Photos and Videos
Sources: Mark Brecke, Mia Farrow, Ron Haviv, Jerry Fowler, Michael Wadleigh, Ryan Spencer Reed, Brian Steidle, With special thanks to the Darfur/Darfur exhibition.
During the conflict, photographers captured the humanity and suffering of the people of Darfur. Their photos show village destruction, daily life in the camps, and portraits of individuals struggling to survive. Each photo is placed near the location where it was taken.
See more photos from Darfur on the Museum's website:
Our Walls Bear Witness
Staring Genocide in the Face
Eyewitness Account: "My Camera was not Enough"
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Testimonies
Source: Amnesty International USA
Collected between 2003 and 2006 in refugee and displaced person camps by Amnesty researchers, this layer shares a few of the personal stories from survivors of the genocide; what they saw and heard during attacks and what happened to them and their families after.
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Professional Resources
Sources: Settlements [UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2005], Roads [UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2005], Humanitarian Access Map [U.S. State Department, 2007]
Download the KML file here.
These layers show where towns and villages are located in Darfur, the road networks between them, and areas where access by relief workers is limited. This last map is based on data from the U.S. State Department, which analyzed monthly OCHA accessibility maps released between August 2006 and January 2007 to identify areas that were frequently inaccessible during that period.
Additional professional Google Earth resources related to the conflict in Chad and Sudan can be found at the website of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of UNHCR, OCHA or other UN agencies. The statements on this site related to specific products do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations of these products.
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CREATE YOUR OWN PRESENTATION
It is easy to use Google Earth to create instructional tours and presentations for your school, mosque, synagogue, church, or just to present to family and friends.
Add placemarks on locations in Darfur and Chad identifying destroyed villages, refugee camps, or other evidence that helps people understand the crisis. As you add placemarks, they will appear in the Places menu of the Google Earth browser. Organize your placemarks in a folder for your tour. Select that folder, and click on the play icon to view your presentation. Now you are ready to present it to friends, family, and classmates. You can even send people a copy of your tour using Google Earth's e-mail function.
For a tutorial on how to create tours in Google Earth, click here.
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MAJOR SPONSORSHIP
Major sponsorship of the Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative provided by:
Humanity United
MacArthur Foundation
SPECIAL THANKS
Declan Butler
Stefan Geens
Brian Timoney
Timothy Caro-Bruce
Mikel Maron
Andria Ruben-McCool
Megan Goddard
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Lars Bromley
Jeremy Nelson
Brian Steidle
Ron Haviv
Mark Brecke
Ryan Spencer Reed
Mia Farrow
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The U.S. Department of State
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Amnesty International USA
Google
ESRI
The Timoney Group
Arc2Earth
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