Sun, 13/04/2008 - 11:50
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) organised a blockade of the Aldermaston base - where nuclear weapons are designed and built in contravention of international treaties.
Dozens of coaches brought in protestors from all around the UK. CND's map made it easy to find out where your nearest coach was leaving from, and how to get in contact with your local organisers.
These kinds of maps are fairly easy to set up (We made a green map of Brighton over the course of a weekend), but this is a new use for the technology. If you are coordinating a national protest action, or a day of action involving numerous local protests, maybe you can use a similar map?
The Google Maps API is very powerful and can be completely customised. You can use layers of information, videos and photos, and even link it up to other web services. Imagination is the only limit.