Swine Flu on Google Maps

H1N1 Swine flu in 2009

• Pink markers are suspect
• Purple markers are confirmed or probable
• Deaths lack a dot in marker
• Yellow markers are negative

Professional Land Surveyor Source: Google Maps

In case you forgot how important and ingrained GIS has become or how important mapping can be to the public in general, in this case to fight a major health epidemic/pandemic, check out this interactive Google Map (and data) showing the spread of the new Swine Flu