International Cleanup Weekend on Google Earth

Get a team together with gloves, garbage bags and shovels and choose a location, International Cleanup Weekend is coming.

Ok, that has nothing to do with what we usually discuss on Download Squad, but Google jumping into the picture sure does. Google is urging people to get involved in this special day to help make a difference in the neighborhood you live in by heading out and cleaning up parks, beaches and other spots. The team at Google Maps has put together a special cleanup map mashup project so people can see where others will be cleaning International Cleanup Weekend on October 13th and 14th. The steps to get started are simple, Get a group together, choose a spot, and submit the map to Google who will share it with others. When the weekend is done, post photos and videos on the map.

If you need some help organizing your cleanup weekend, Google has put together some tips. It's great that companies like Google step up to the plate and help great causes like this. We hope more take the lead and lend their exposure and technology.

Tags: cleanup, cleanup-weekend, google, maps