Transparency of scale: geographical information program (google earth) and the view from beyond
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Stamenović, PavlePredić, Dunja
Ereš, Davor
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Vaništa Lazarević, EvaKrstić-Furundžić, Aleksandra
Đukić, Aleksandra
Vukmirović, Milena
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A nine-minute film, directed by architects Charles and Ray Eames, “Powers of Ten”
visualized for the first time the journey through the different scales of existence - from
outer space to the space of the atom. This film inspired the Keyhole Project, which,
twenty years later, became Google Earth, a (non) commercial online tool for
surveying the surface of Earth, making those intriguing images from the 1970s part
of our everyday life. Today, as Google Earth counts more than one billion downloads
per year, Felix Baumgartner experienced zoom-out mode in physical space,
launching himself into the stratosphere. This new overview of the planet that is
provided to us by Google Earth virtually, Felix Baumgartner for the first time
experienced in physical space; he sky-jumped from the height of estimated 39,000 m,
proving that one can actually see the Earth as simulated by Google Earth. Humanity
gained a new glance, an overview towards the territory of Earth. This paper argues
that... this transformation of the nature of the vista provokes the emergence of new
modes of perception, cognition and experience of space and place specific to the
emerging era (thus provoking new modes of production of space). This paper raises
questions regarding the case of the Google Earth program and it’s impact on spatial
perception in the context of architectural discourse.
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Perception / Scale / Territory / Perspective / Photography / VirtualSource:
Places and Technologies 2014 [Elektronski izvor] : keeping up with technologies to improve places : conference proceedings : 1st international academic conference, Belgrade, 3-4. April 2014, 2014, 970-977Publisher:
- Belgrade : Faculty of Architecture
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Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Stamenović, Pavle AU - Predić, Dunja AU - Ereš, Davor PY - 2014 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/706 AB - A nine-minute film, directed by architects Charles and Ray Eames, “Powers of Ten” visualized for the first time the journey through the different scales of existence - from outer space to the space of the atom. This film inspired the Keyhole Project, which, twenty years later, became Google Earth, a (non) commercial online tool for surveying the surface of Earth, making those intriguing images from the 1970s part of our everyday life. Today, as Google Earth counts more than one billion downloads per year, Felix Baumgartner experienced zoom-out mode in physical space, launching himself into the stratosphere. This new overview of the planet that is provided to us by Google Earth virtually, Felix Baumgartner for the first time experienced in physical space; he sky-jumped from the height of estimated 39,000 m, proving that one can actually see the Earth as simulated by Google Earth. Humanity gained a new glance, an overview towards the territory of Earth. This paper argues that this transformation of the nature of the vista provokes the emergence of new modes of perception, cognition and experience of space and place specific to the emerging era (thus provoking new modes of production of space). This paper raises questions regarding the case of the Google Earth program and it’s impact on spatial perception in the context of architectural discourse. PB - Belgrade : Faculty of Architecture C3 - Places and Technologies 2014 [Elektronski izvor] : keeping up with technologies to improve places : conference proceedings : 1st international academic conference, Belgrade, 3-4. April 2014 T1 - Transparency of scale: geographical information program (google earth) and the view from beyond SP - 970 EP - 977 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_706 ER -
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Stamenović, P., Predić, D.,& Ereš, D.. (2014). Transparency of scale: geographical information program (google earth) and the view from beyond. in Places and Technologies 2014 [Elektronski izvor] : keeping up with technologies to improve places : conference proceedings : 1st international academic conference, Belgrade, 3-4. April 2014 Belgrade : Faculty of Architecture., 970-977. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_706
Stamenović P, Predić D, Ereš D. Transparency of scale: geographical information program (google earth) and the view from beyond. in Places and Technologies 2014 [Elektronski izvor] : keeping up with technologies to improve places : conference proceedings : 1st international academic conference, Belgrade, 3-4. April 2014. 2014;:970-977. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_706 .
Stamenović, Pavle, Predić, Dunja, Ereš, Davor, "Transparency of scale: geographical information program (google earth) and the view from beyond" in Places and Technologies 2014 [Elektronski izvor] : keeping up with technologies to improve places : conference proceedings : 1st international academic conference, Belgrade, 3-4. April 2014 (2014):970-977, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_706 .