The Royal Navy website has recently introduced a number of new features, but the one I have been most impressed with is the Global Ops tool.

Using Google Maps, the tool integrates with the Royal Navy data of the geopositioning of the ships, aircraft and units. Each month, the data is updated on the latest positioning from each unit and moved accordingly. There is also a historical tool to show the exact location of various battles and events over the last 500 or so years.

The tool will develop eventually to integrate with Flickr and YouTube, so watch this space.