Today, enabled by the Internet, the individual has access to more information than at anytime previous. this enables the motivated individual to act of his own accord - to organize groups or carry out actions without the need of in-house infrastructure. the infrastructure is provided for public consumption. a sword with two edges cuts both ways: one interest has the potential to affect all others.
does this lead us to embrace a transparent society where privacy was never a right? i'll watch over you as you watch over me and we'll stumble through?
i don't know, but there are a couple new software programs that are drawing heat from governments around the globe:
NASA World Wind and Google Earth. and there are probably more.
Utilizing readily available satellite imagery (varying in degrees of resolution/timeliness), one is free to explore the globe.
god, and it sure is a lot of fun.
coverage varies a little from program to program, some terrain is rendered in 3D - viewing angles galore! some cities are ultra high-res and feature 3D buildings. public transit subway/train lines are also available along with a host of information ready for access concerning monuments/formations.
Happy Trails, SpaceCowboys
