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| Bomb Sight: London Blitz interactive map created | Bomb Sight: London Blitz interactive map created |
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| An interactive map showing the location of bombs dropped on London during World War II has been created. | An interactive map showing the location of bombs dropped on London during World War II has been created. |
| It reveals the devastation caused by the Blitz over eight months. | It reveals the devastation caused by the Blitz over eight months. |
| The year-long project, called Bomb Sight, was devised by a team from the University of Portsmouth using data from The National Archives. | The year-long project, called Bomb Sight, was devised by a team from the University of Portsmouth using data from The National Archives. |
| The website and android app also allow people to find out the types of bombs that fell. | The website and android app also allow people to find out the types of bombs that fell. |
| Dr Kate Jones, the University of Portsmouth geographer who devised the project, said: "When you look at these maps and see the proliferation of bombs dropped on the capital it does illustrate the meaning of the word Blitz, which comes from the German meaning lightning war. | Dr Kate Jones, the University of Portsmouth geographer who devised the project, said: "When you look at these maps and see the proliferation of bombs dropped on the capital it does illustrate the meaning of the word Blitz, which comes from the German meaning lightning war. |
| "It seems astonishing that London survived the onslaught." | "It seems astonishing that London survived the onslaught." |
| Users can zoom in to specific streets on the map, which uses red symbols to illustrate where each bomb landed. | |
| The project was funded by education and research charity Jisc which offers resources and expertise to educational organisation. | The project was funded by education and research charity Jisc which offers resources and expertise to educational organisation. |
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| More than 20,000 people were killed and and 1.4m people made homeless during the London Blitz, which took place between 7 September 1940 and 11 May 1941. | More than 20,000 people were killed and and 1.4m people made homeless during the London Blitz, which took place between 7 September 1940 and 11 May 1941. |
| A spokesman from Bomb Sight said the project uses maps of the London WWII bomb census, taken between October 1940 and June 1941. | A spokesman from Bomb Sight said the project uses maps of the London WWII bomb census, taken between October 1940 and June 1941. |
| The bombing locations were combined with geo-located photographs from the Imperial War Museum, and memories from the BBC's WW2 People's War Archive, the spokesman added. | The bombing locations were combined with geo-located photographs from the Imperial War Museum, and memories from the BBC's WW2 People's War Archive, the spokesman added. |
| Jisc programme manage Paola Marchionni said the project was "similar to a map sat-nav". | |
| She said: "The original Blitz maps have been scanned and geo-referenced thanks to the National Archive and testimonials from the BBC have been incorporated together with historical images from the Imperial War Museum to create an interactive teaching and learning resource." | |
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