Get inspired by organizations who have used Google mapping tools for good

Forest, Nature and Environment Aceh (HAkA)

Conserving the Leuser Ecosystem for a better, sustainable future using Google Earth.

India Literacy Project

Expanding children’s horizons with interactive storytelling using Google Earth’s Voyager

The HALO Trust

Clearing landmines with Google Earth

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

Protecting Ecology and Biodiversity in a Vast Forest Preserve

Chief Almir and the Surui tribe of the Amazon

Mapping indigenous culture in Google Earth

Nature Conservation Foundation

Protecting India’s endangered wildlife using Google Earth Engine

Open Water Data

Helping Solve India’s Water Problems Using Google Earth Engine

Shelter Associates

Improving sanitation for India’s urban poor with Google Earth

The Association for Interpretation, Japan

Using Open Data Kit and Google Fusion Tables to digitize and visualize daily wildlife observations at nature centers.

iNaturalist

Tracking and Saving Plant and Animal Species, One Photo at a Time

Public Health Foundation of India

Fighting non-communicable diseases using Google Earth

VolunteerMatch

Leveraging Google Maps Platform to Connect Volunteers with Nearby Nonprofits

GreatSchools

Helping parents find the best school for their children

Neighbors Against Irresponsible Logging (NAIL)

Using Google Earth to stop a logging plan

Appalachian Voices

Transporting the public to mountaintop removal coal mine sites and their impacts using Google Earth and Maps.

Amazonas Sustainable Foundation

Collecting Street View imagery of the Amazon for sustainable development

Save the Elephants

Using Google Earth to track GPS-collared elephants

Keystone Foundation

Preserving indigenous communities’ access to water resources and biodiversity using Google Earth

The Jane Goodall Institute

Monitoring chimpanzees and their forest habitat using Google Earth and Open Data Kit

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology

Researching king cobras using Google My Maps and Open Data Kit

WWF & Eyes on the Forest

Mapping forests and wildlife ranges in Sumatra with Google Maps

Grameen Foundation AppLab

Bringing market information to Ugandan farmers using Open Data Kit and Google Maps Platform

Defenders of Wildlife

Showing impacts of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill with Google Maps Platform

Bristlecone Pine Research

Researching the ancient bristlecone pines with Google Earth

UNEP’s Atlas of our Changing Environment

Exploring the changes in the world's landscape over time with Google Earth

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Crisis in Darfur

Illuminating the genocide in Darfur with satellite imagery, data and multimedia in Google Earth