CLOSE UP AT A DISTANCE

The past two decades have seen revolutionary shifts in our ability to navigate, inhabit, and define the spatial realm. The data flow s that condition much of our lives now regularly include Global Positioning System (GPS) readings and satellite images of a quality once reserved for a few militaries and intelligence agencies, and powerful geographic information system (GIS) software is now commo nplace. These new technologies have raised fundamental questions about the intersection between physical space and its representatio n, virtua...[Llegir més]