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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Scavenger : GPS locates water, offers poetry for illegal immigrants crossing desert

 

I ran across this story tonight and had to share it. 

Here's how the tool works. The phone, loaded with free GPS software, displays a digital compass that locates water stations installed by John Hunter, founder of the Water Stations project. Stations that are too far will not be displayed. The phone pinpoints "safety sites" -- such as Border Patrol station, a clinic or a church -- and includes poetry written by Amy Carroll to "welcome you to the U.S," said Dominguez. Encrypted to avoid detection by authorities, phones are $30 and should be available by summer.

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The Scavenger : GPS locates water, offers poetry for illegal immigrants crossing desert

 

1 comment:

Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kells said...

John Hunter is my new hero. I love this! Thanks for posting it on the last day of the decade under a blue moon. It gives me hope!

Happy New Year, Michael!