Mr.Kevin Borg's visuals [ ref.-presentation on Mapping Historical Resources ] were representational where he superimposed the historical maps of Harrisonburg on the Google Earth maps and what came through was a comparative study of how the city developed over time.He scanned the old microfilms and through photoshop and rubbersheeting [ new term ] managed to superimpose it on the google earth maps...saved on kmz [ new term ] files.It was almost an accurate representation because the maps were from authentic sources.The visuals enhanced the knowledge of how much things had changed over time and which buildings were there before and later ,at a glance.The intended audience would be history students and those interested in it,also town planners and conservationists. There was no voice over.
The presentation by Mr. Steve Whitmeyer on Interactive Geologic Maps of Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley Region made use of arbitrary graphics showing different layers of rocks/earth surface /geologic eras through different colours and shades.The purpose was to make integrated multilevel geologic map of Virginia with lot of details as one zooms in and links to add to the information .The audience is the Geology /Geography students and people in the mining and construction field.The visuals not only represent the different rock structures but by tilting the view you could also see the cross section of that area.Through links more and more environmental information is being added. I do not know specifically which software program was used.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
technology
I have just created a blog and want to share my thoughts .............technology is interesting as well as perplexing ......so much to learn...........so much to catch up on..........by the time you learn something it is time to unlearn because new things have been introduced................
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