Santa Claus
Just like last year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, AKA NORAD, will be tracking Santa’s progress on Google Maps and Google Earth during Christmas. NORAD’s radar system, called the North Warning System, consists of 47 radar installations along the northern border of North America. Once Santa takes off on Christmas Eve, one of the radar installations will pick up his sleigh and reindeer and continue to track him along with the other installations and assisted by satellites (infrared sensors pick up Rudolph’s red nose) until he touches down. During that time you’ll be able to see where he is on the NORAD website, via Google Earth, or on your mobile phone. NORAD will also have a Santa Cam network set up that will take pictures of him as he makes his rounds, augmented by a fighter pilot welcome once he actually arrives in North America.
