[Talk-gb-thenorth] Analogue is the new Digital
Simon Ward
simon at bleah.co.uk
Sat Oct 2 17:54:24 BST 2010
I spotted a flyer about “Analogue is the New Digital”, an exhibition
that seems to be about digital networks of Manchester and the analogue
communication that comes from it.
It caught my eye because it features a map that looks distinctively like
it came from Open Street Map data:
The map of Manchester on the front was rendered from Open Street Map
data with Mapnik.
During our research for the show, many people mentioned that it is
common to find data cables running along existing infrastructures;
it is cheaper to piggy‐back an existing network than install an
entirely new one. So canals, train lines and roads have been
emphasised.
An impression of the Manchester Guardian has been added to the map.
This still existing Cold War era communication structure lies
approximately 34 metres below ground and runs underneath George
Street with tunnels extending to Lockton Close, Ardwich and
Islington Street, Salford.
Mobile phone masts are represented by coloured dots and have been
turned into a Voroni diagram here on the back. [snipped more about
the diagram]
Web site: http://www.analogueuk.co.uk/
Simon
--
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a
simple system that works.—John Gall
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