June 2005 in Science - June 9, 2005

June 9, 2005

• Tinkerers and innovators have devised a way to link useful data graphically using Google Maps. Vital information such as crime statistics, gas prices, dark alleyways, housing prices, and potentially much more could be displayed as pinpoints on a Google Map. Efforts to improve the technology are currently underway. (CNN) (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)
• The first Atlantic tropical storm of the 2005 season develops south of Cuba. (CNN) (Link dead as of 15 January 2007) (CBSnews)