More Eye Candy — Using Maps to Teach the Future
We’ve spoken before about GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and their relationships to GPS tracking. Many common tools we see in everyday travels around the Net are secretly GIS’s at heart.
Google Maps (and Google Earth) for example are applications that literally would cost millions to replicate. And they are very useful as teaching tools and future planning devices.
Here’s a little Google Maps “front end” that shows how out world will change if global warming causes a rise in sea level. Neat to experiment with, are you sure you want to buy that beachfront house … or that gas-guzzling SUV?