GEOG 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Macular Degeneration, Eric Whitacre, Crisis Mapping
11 Feb 2018
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Crisis mapping allow people to mark potential riots, collapsing buildings and people in need of rescue during disasters. Social networking tools like facebook give people power to connect. Crisis mapping is the real time gathering, analysis of data during a crisis (natural disaster or riot) Computer simulations help nations prepare for flu pandemic. The results of simulations using these models can be useful for planning ways to prepare for future outbreak. Macular degeneration account for damage to retina and blindness. Digital divide: disparity in the technology available in different areas of the world. Junkyard jumbotron is a software that enables users to create one huge display device from a set of smaller units, thereby keeping monitors out of landfills. A virtual choir: choir where none of the singers have to be in the same room. Qr (quick response): codes are 2d barcodes with readers on smartphones. A lot of functions like giving website access instantly.
