TheRiseandFall(andriseagain)ofDigitalEarth.pptVIP

The Rise and Fall (and rise again?) of Digital Earth Keith Clarke Karl Grossner Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity 1935 Gore’s Earth in the Balance (1992) Gore’s Digital Earth “Imagine, for example, a young child going to a Digital Earth exhibit at a local museum. After donning a head-mounted display, she sees Earth as it appears from space. Using a data glove, she zooms in, using higher and higher levels of resolution, to see continents, then regions, countries, cities, and finally individual houses, trees, and other natural and man-made objects. Having found an area of