Information Architecture Sphere

Susan Sontag. On Photography

An incredible state of overexcitement and the feeling of “tour de force” it’s yet to be cognized by consciousness, and I perceive that I’m not the only one living this experience. Google’s approach to technology and tools & services it has brought has always been of great help and inspiration, the latest among these is truly fascinating. Keyhole is indeed impressive, the flights are trully breathtaking. Combination of advanced graphics technologies such as 3Dlabs Wildcat VP990 Pro with high speed network connection makes this tool increasingly surprising. Zoom to street level capability, just check the streets of Las Vegas, zoom Niagra Falls, Israel , Haiti , Florida , New York. Space travel , time travel ...at 2 meter resolution or 0.25 meter? Aerial photography of the whole earth transfixes imagination to unimanginable magnitudes . The earth in an eternal zenith on the surfaces of our monitor's screens is an endeavor in a true Google techno-spirit.

CoIncidentaly somehow it was represented in a picture created about 6 month ago , when I discovered Chris Ewels dreams-of-fuller;

:: Original Image by :: Chris Ewels