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NICE TO HAVE YOU ON.
WE WILL GET TO MORE ON HOW
PEOPLE CAN HELP.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO
INTERESTED THIS THIS AND GONE
ONLINE.
THE SITE HAS CRASHED.
>> YES.
YESTERDAY WE HAD A PROBLEM
KEEPING UP WITH THE VOLUME.
IT'S EVERY TEN MINUTES AND THEY
ARE LAUNCHED ABOUT 34 HOURS AGO
AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN
EXTRAORD
EXTRAORDINARY.
>> THOSE ARE INSANE NUMBERS.
WHEN YOU CAME UP WITH THE IDEA,
HOW EXACTLY IT WORKS.
>> THE WEBSITE OWNED BY AND
INSPIRED BY IT LAST YEAR.
WE AIM TO HAVE PEOPLE ONLINE AND
AROUND THE WORLD HELPING TO
ANALYZE THE IMAGES.
THE DIGITAL GLOBE OPERATES THE
SATELLITE IN THE WORLD.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT HOW DOES THE
INFORMATION GO?
THIS NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
PROBLEM.
THEY ARE HOPING TO SOLVE THE
VIEWERS AND THOSE AT HOME RIGHT
NOW.
>> HOW DOES THIS WORK?
IF I AM LOGGING ON, WHAT AM I
DOING?
GOING PAGE AFTER PAGE LOOKING AT
SATELLITES?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
GOING TO THE IMAGE, WE ALLOWED
PEOPLE TO COME IN AND IDENTIFY
WHAT THEY SEE.
THEY CAN LOOK AT SHIPS AND OIL
SLICKS AND OTHER ANOMALIES THEY
MIGHT SEE.
THIS TOGETHER FROM HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF
INCIDENTS WORKING TOGETHER, THEY
WERE ABLE TO ANALYZE BASICALLY
WHERE IT GOES.
WHO IS RELIABLE AND WHAT'S
REALLY GOING ON.
>> SO HERE'S THE REAL QUESTION.
WITH ALL THESE EYEBALLS ON THIS
SCREEN, HAS ANYONE SPOTTED
ANYTHING HELPFUL WHERE YOU CALL
UP THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT AND
SAY YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS?
>> SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
WE ARE LOOKING HERE AND WE HAVE
HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING PIECES
OF DEBRIS AND LOTS OF SHIPS.
BECAUSE THERE SO MANY BOATS AND
ENTERING GOVERNMENTS ACTIVE, YOU
CAN SEE THE SPACE AND ALL THEIR