It would be great to see an online version of the AIDS Quilt with a Google Maps-like interface with smooth panning around the Quilt. There is a Java-based viewer but it isn’t loading for me (perhaps it doesn’t work on the Safari browser). They should also allow people to add a “virtual” panel.

Google Maps-based mashups seem to be all the rage, ever since HousingMaps started it all. Even Google has gotten into it, applying their Google Maps interface to other things besides world geography, including the surface of the moon and the surface of Mars. Perhaps Google Inc. would be happy to repurpose their maps interface for the AIDS Quilt?