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Chile Tsunami Data Visualizations by NOAA Research Center

Amplify’d from nctr.pmel.noaa.gov

Local Valparaiso Modeling Results

The Chile tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.8 earthquake (35.846°S, 72.719°W ), at 06:34 UTC, 115 km (60 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile (according to the USGS). In approximately 3 hours, the tsunami was first recorded at DART® buoy 32412. Forecast results shown below were created with the NOAA forecast method using MOST model with the tsunami source inferred from DART® data. The tsunami waves first arrived at Valparaiso, Chile (approximately 330 km northeast from earthquake epicenter ) earlier than other tide gages, at 0708UTC, about 34 minutes after the earthquake.

Read more at nctr.pmel.noaa.gov
 

Aircruise - Designed to travel

Be sure not miss the video - just blows you away

Aircruise is not a hot air balloon, nor a cruise ship, nor hotel. It’s kind of a combination of all. An air-floating vessel for folks who like the luxury of slow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP15Vgt55Gk

Amplify’d from perspectives.3ds.com
Our underlying idea is to apply aerospace materials and assembly technologies and techniques to a vehicle at the scale of the Tour Eiffel.
Flexible photovoltaic (solar panel) cells cover the upper part of the envelope, augmenting the primary power generation, in this case from fuel cells.
Large surface area PEM fuel cells generate the primary power for on board systems and turn low speed compressors located in the mid section of the ship.
Generating the concept or indeed any concept is still done with brains and pencils! So the conceptual jump to a luxury hotel that floats was a thought exercise
So 3D systems rapidly help us validate early weight and lifting volume calculations, even at the most basic level.Read more at perspectives.3ds.com
 

Augmented-Reality Maps - How we will search and travel in time

TEDtalks 2010: Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps of Microsoft live Labs -the real-time interaction are really amazing as well as scary the same time

where i could love to see it used is in preserving heritage buildings or place for the future or as well in architecture for education or city plannning

Amplify’d from www.ted.com
Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps

In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft.

Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, architect of Seadragon, and the co-creator of Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into… Full bio and more links

Read more at www.ted.com
 

What Would We Do

so right on dot

wishing everyone a great weekend

Amplify’d from geekandpoke.typepad.com
Wwwdw

What Would We Do?

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Vancouver’s Olympic Venues - 3D Interactive Map

pretty cool - you can zoom in and select the variouse venues URL:  www.nytimes.com

How 3D Virtual Worlds Can Be More Like Twitter And Facebook

great read - i like the idea with the “shared experience” extension

Amplify’d from allvirtual.wordpress.com

Virtual worlds could create a stronger “shared experience” by allowing visitors to leave a trail of breadcrumbs reflecting their visited locations.  If I “friend” someone in-world – or, if an in-world resident is a Facebook friend of mine, then I might want to follow the path they took during their last session.  Additionally, the platform could support location endorsements, in the same way Facebook allows me to “like” a friend’s wall posting.

As I enter a location in the virtual world, I can see whether members of my social graph previously visited – and, what their comments were.  Alternatively, I could see a list of all past visitors – with a link to view their in-world avatar and profile.  If a past visitor panned a location, but I enjoyed it, allow me to send an offline message to that user, who can read my message the next time she logs in.  This allows me to connect with other users even when they’re not online (a form of virtual world email).

Read more at allvirtual.wordpress.com
 

Apple Patent Shows A 3D Virtual World For Buying Their Goods

i always wondered why apple hadnt touched into virtual market yet - patent rights date is from 2006

Amplify’d from gizmodo.com
A recent patent granted to Apple shows they are (or were) considering a 3D virtual Apple Store—a more welcoming way to shop for Apple products.
he patent was first filed in 2006 by Apple, so I’m hoping they just got swept up in the Second Life craze and have forgotten all about some naff virtual world Read more at gizmodo.com
 

The Mythical United States of Facebook -Visualization

interesting map

Amplify’d from www.psfk.com

Warden’s qualitative analysis of Facebook users in the United States is divided into seven regions:

Dixie:
Stayathomia:

Greater Texas:
Mormonia:

Nomadic West:

Socalistan:

Pacifica:
(Data Visualization) The Mythical United States of Facebook
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SAIC/Forterra acquisition: what it means for the enterprise immersive software market

good read - executive summary analysis by Erica Driver

Amplify’d from www.thinkbalm.com

What it means for business decision makers

  • OLIVE just gained momentum in government and military and has promise in health and energy. Now offered by SAIC, a Fortune 500 company, OLIVE has a better shot than ever of penetrating the government and military sectors. If SAIC chooses to fully develop market opportunities in the energy and health sectors, OLIVE will remain a formidable competitor to products like American Research Institute’s PowerU, Linden Lab’s Second Life Enterprise, Teleplace’s Teleplace, and ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere
  • As with any acquisition, change is inevitable. Given that the acquisition just closed this week, many open questions remain. Existing and prospective OLIVE customers should keep an eye out for changes to product pricing, packaging, and status (e.g., Meeting Labs was a new hosted offering from Forterra and its future is unclear), as well as SAIC’s relationships with Forterra’s channel partners (some of which compete directly with SAIC). 
    • Read more at www.thinkbalm.com
     

    Thought-controlled computing at Vancouver Olympics

    amazing and still makes you feel a little scary

    Amplify’d from venturebeat.com

    At the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, you’ll be able to control the lights at major landmarks by using the power of your thoughts alone.

    By changing your thoughts, you can send signals to the measurement device, which translates them into digital signals. You can thus control something like the intensity of lights on big buildings just by changing your thoughts.Read more at venturebeat.com
     
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