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Mapping in the age of digital media the Yale symposium

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Chichester Wiley-Academy 2003Description: 144p. 26cmISBN:
  • 0470850760
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 526.0285
Summary: A record of presentations made at a symposium held at Yale School of Architecture in spring 2002. Coves a wide range of disciplines, examining how new mapping techniques have altered how space is measured and represented. Divided into three sections: the first focuses on the mapping of surfaces; the second examines time and movement; and the third explores the deep space extending beneath the skins of objects, living bodies and landscapes. The last section explores the increase in computing power by examining high-resolution maps, voxel modelling and supercomputer simulations.
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A record of presentations made at a symposium held at Yale School of Architecture in spring 2002. Coves a wide range of disciplines, examining how new mapping techniques have altered how space is measured and represented. Divided into three sections: the first focuses on the mapping of surfaces; the second examines time and movement; and the third explores the deep space extending beneath the skins of objects, living bodies and landscapes. The last section explores the increase in computing power by examining high-resolution maps, voxel modelling and supercomputer simulations.