Curtis describes the project like this:

This Google Earth project offers an extensive mapping of North Korea’s economic, cultural, political, and military infrastructures. Through the topic menu, users of this program have easy access to geographical information on North Korea’s agriculture projects, aviation facilities, communications, hospitals, hotels, energy infrastructure, financial services, leisure destinations, manufacturing facilities, markets, mines, religious locations, restaurants, schools, and transportation infrastructure. In addition to locations of economic interest, this map also displays anti-aircraft locations, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and Northern Line Limit Line (NLL), incarceration facilities, political monuments, political residencies, military bases, and nuclear facilities.

North Korean landmarks seen in Google Earth

 Truly impressive work. Get it here

This is yet another example of a coordinated and willing community empowering themselves, and achieving what would be unimaginable only a few years ago.  Perhaps the “eye in the sky” or the “big brother” could be a label worn by the community too.

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