Digital Places

Digital Places
Author: Michael Curry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2008-01-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134792360

By offering an understanding of Geographic Information Systems within the social, economic, legal, political and ethical contexts within which they exist, the author shows that there are substantial limits to their ability to represent the very objects and relationships, people and places, that many believe to be most important. Focusing on the ramifications of GIS usage, Digital Places shows that they are associated with far-reaching changes in the institutions in which they exist, and in the lives of those they touch. In the end they call for a complete rethinking of basic ideas, like privacy and intellectual property and the nature of scientific practice, that have underpinned public life for the last one hundred years.

Digital Places

Digital Places
Author: Thomas A. Horan
Publisher: Urban Land Institute
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Architectural design
ISBN: 9780874208450

In Digital Places, Tom Horan argues that cities can be both "wired" and livable and that electronic technology can be used to create gratifying digital places that will attract both people and businesses.

Digital Places

Digital Places
Author: Michael Curry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2008-01-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134792379

By offering an understanding of Geographic Information Systems within the social, economic, legal, political and ethical contexts within which they exist, the author shows that there are substantial limits to their ability to represent the very objects and relationships, people and places, that many believe to be most important. Focusing on the ramifications of GIS usage, Digital Places shows that they are associated with far-reaching changes in the institutions in which they exist, and in the lives of those they touch. In the end they call for a complete rethinking of basic ideas, like privacy and intellectual property and the nature of scientific practice, that have underpinned public life for the last one hundred years.

My Data, Data Storage Places, and Digital Accounts

My Data, Data Storage Places, and Digital Accounts
Author: Ronald Gortz
Publisher: Ronald Gortz
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2022-07-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 6500480163

With the creation and development of computing or electronic-digital data processing in the last century, digital transformation has become part of many processes of organizations and people in their various particular conditions. However, with the advancement of this digital transformation to what is now called “cloud computing,” this transformation has not just grown linearly, but has leaped and advanced to much broader dimensions. This new step began to include more actors and activities in society, even reshaping many boundaries of processes and data allocations or domains. Cloud computing has expanded the possibilities of distributed processing worldwide and the means of relationship between the actors of society. However, it also causes a new geographic matrix and places where the processes are executed and data are stored. How can a person locate oneself on this new map of distributed digital processing? What attitudes are necessary for the actors of society to position themselves in this new scenario? What are the central matrices or parameters of risks and legal, civil, or digital rights to a person’s position in an increasingly digital society? The challenge for each person to relate to an increasingly broad and diverse digital network is growing, leading to the need for individuals to be better informed and prepared. This book offers a comprehensive and singular reflection on this crucial topic, primarily from each individual’s perspective concerning one’s data and digital processes.

Digital Masters: Travel Photography

Digital Masters: Travel Photography
Author: Bob Krist
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1600591108

PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & TECHNIQUES. As the craze for travel to new and exotic places increases, so does the desire to capture these experiences with digital camera in hand: the scenic vistas, the unique architecture, the people who inhabit the landscape. In this magnificent new study, award-winning National Geographic photographer Bob Krist examines the technological aspects of shooting digitally on location and explains how to select the right equipment, from cameras and lenses to flashes and tripods. He offers tips for saving, backing up and sending images on the road and gets to the heart of what it takes to portray the true spirit of the subject. He poses such questions as: What makes a truly great photograph? How can you create a well-rounded portrait of a place through its geography, people and culture? The answers are all illustrated with the author's collection of stunning travel photographs to inspire along the way.

Living in Information

Living in Information
Author: Jorge Arango
Publisher: Rosenfeld Media
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2018-06-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1933820942

Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen. We shop, bank, learn, gossip, and select our leaders there. But many of these places weren’t intended to support these activities. Instead, they're designed to capture your attention and sell it to the highest bidder. Living in Information draws upon architecture as a way to design information environments that serve our humanity.

The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel

The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel
Author: Ingvar Tjostheim
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-12-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030912728

This open access book takes a fresh look at the nature of the digital travel experience, at a time when more and more people are engaged in online social interaction, games, and other virtual experiences essentially involving online visits to other places. It examines whether these experiences can seem real to the virtual traveller and, if so, under what conditions and on what grounds. The book unpacks philosophical theories relevant to the feeling of being somewhere, emphasising the importance of perception and being-in-the-world. Notions of place are outlined, based on work in tourism studies, human geography, and other applied social fields, with an aim to investigate how and when different experiences of place arise for the traveller and how these relate to telepresence – the sense of being there in another place through digital media. Findings from recent empirical studies of digital travel are presented, including a survey from which the characteristics of “digital travellers” are identified. A review of selected interactive design trends and possibilities leads to the conclusion, which draws these strands together and looks to the future of this topical and expanding field.

Collaborative Virtual Environments

Collaborative Virtual Environments
Author: Elizabeth F. Churchill
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1447106857

A Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) is a distributed, virtual reality designed to support collaborative activities. It is a topic of increasing interest to large global corporations, where work teams are often distributed over a large geographic area. Aimed at anyone involved in researching the design of tools for supporting distributed teams of workers, it helps the reader understand the latest technology, state-of-the-art research, and good working practice. Among the topics covered are: systems aspects of CVEs; user centered aspects of environment design; and methodologies for iterative evaluation and design.

The Digital City

The Digital City
Author: Germaine R. Halegoua
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2020-01-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1479882194

Shows how digital media connects people to their lived environments Every day, millions of people turn to small handheld screens to search for their destinations and to seek recommendations for places to visit. They may share texts or images of themselves and these places en route or after their journey is complete. We don’t consciously reflect on these activities and probably don’t associate these practices with constructing a sense of place. Critics have argued that digital media alienates users from space and place, but this book argues that the exact opposite is true: that we habitually use digital technologies to re-embed ourselves within urban environments. The Digital City advocates for the need to rethink our everyday interactions with digital infrastructures, navigation technologies, and social media as we move through the world. Drawing on five case studies from global and mid-sized cities to illustrate the concept of “re-placeing,” Germaine R. Halegoua shows how different populations employ urban broadband networks, social and locative media platforms, digital navigation, smart cities, and creative placemaking initiatives to turn urban spaces into places with deep meanings and emotional attachments. Through timely narratives of everyday urban life, Halegoua argues that people use digital media to create a unique sense of place within rapidly changing urban environments and that a sense of place is integral to understanding contemporary relationships with digital media.