tony rusimano shows us exactly what s at stake. [tony]: we're taking a google earth virtual flyover along a five-mile length of los gatos creek, between lexington reservoir and lake elsman in the santa cruz mountains. the area in red, totaling 1,000 acres, is land that san jose water company wants to log. the map was created by a software engineer who lives in the area, and it s being used to galvanize opposition to the company s plans. [interviewee]: so instead of having an abstract map, people can actually see their houses, see their schools, see where the logging zone is, and it changes an abstract concept to something that is quite striking. [rebecca]: that s the key an abstract concept. that kind of abstract map doesn t grab you the way when you can present it in the context of the real planet, then you can understand. so we used this technique to raise awareness, and ultimately to prove that the plan was not only a bad idea, but we used google earth to prove that it was illegal, and we stopped the logging. [applause] yeah. and