http://www.deepzoom.com/

Been waiting for this EXACT application to come out for awhile.

So this goes down as one of those "if-you-can-think-of-it, someone-has-already-made-a-website-for-it" things on the Internet.

I wanted to put together a blog entry detailing all the locations of all the space launch facilities in the world and well wouldn't you know it someone has already done so.

Check out this link.

It's pretty cool.  Every Lat|Long listed is linked to a google map (I woulda used maps.live.com but no big deal).

Just type in a zip code number by number and watch it drive down to the specific location on the map. [linky]

Example: 90210

IMB live piracy map 2008

Just providing a service folks.

What is remarkable from a technical perspective is that you can access this map anywhere in the world where you can get an internet connection.  It's updated in real time so you can keep track of activity. 

I wonder if the captain of the Le Ponant knew about this service and if not does that make the ship company liable for endangering the passengers and crew?

According to the ship owner's Web site, the three-mast, 64-passenger Le Ponant features four decks, two restaurants, and indoor and outdoor luxury lounges. About a dozen pirates stormed the yacht April 4 as it was returning without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea.

...ah it was empty of passengers.