Tag: Google Earth

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Metadata Masterdata

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History By Rebecca Boyle, popsci.com A new interactive website shows a phylogenetic tree of everything, as zoomable as Google Earth. From pro­to­zoans to peo­ple, there is a lot of life on this plan­et, and it’s all con­nect­ed to a com­mon ances­tor from which every­thing … Continue reading Interactive Fractal Tree of Life

Wikimapia – Let’s describe the whole world!

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Digital Health, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

    Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!.   Related articles Wikimapia (philbradley.typepad.com) Introducing GeoXray for Crisis Mapping (irevolution.net)  

Google Earth Uncovers Cow GPS

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Ethnographic Methods, Systems Science

  I found this article fascinating since it demonstrates how large scale observation of thousands of bovines can detect patterns in their behavior, namely that they all face North/South. A pair of German researchers are crediting Google Earth for enabling a new discovery into the hidden powers of cows. The two zoologists used the Google mapping tool to … Continue reading Google Earth Uncovers Cow GPS

NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Linguistic Search, Sustainable Design, Systems Science

NASA - NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth. Related articles Plants' fungi allies may not help store climate change's extra carbon (esciencenews.com) Differences Between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide (differencebetween.net) New Tool Maps California's Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters (blogs.kqed.org) The coal conundrum and global warming (blogs.courier-journal.com) You: Rising carbon dioxide in … Continue reading NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth

WIKISKY.ORG: Google the Sky

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Ethnographic Methods, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

WIKISKY.ORG. Much as Google has figured out how to harness user-submitted content to improve Google Earth, Wikisky.org turns the collective wiki-eye on the vast reaches of space. Check out the draggable space model with constellations highlighted. Related articles Google Earth 2.0 for iPhone imports My Maps (reviews.cnet.com) Apple's 3D maps look much better than Google's … Continue reading WIKISKY.ORG: Google the Sky