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You may have not heard of this movement, but there are people out there who work toward keeping the night sky's astronomical features in view... a Dark Sky Reserve has been created in Idaho for this purpose. Light pollution from heavily-developed areas blanks out the night sky, obscuring our view of planets, meteorites, stars, and even the Milky Way. Dark Sky Reserves are locations and areas where light pollution is restricted, allowing residents and visitors to view stellar objects instead of diffuse light.
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National Geographic shares a glimpse into some interesting maps of tourism and locals. Geotagged photos and images provide a neat way to map local/nolocal experiences with the same geographic space. Sometimes, the masses of tourists can be simply too much to bear (or more often than not?) and locals who live the spaces that tourists visit engage in avoidance behaviors. Geotagged and uploaded imagery can be used to map how geographic space is utilized by two sometimes very different groups of people.
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AuthorNo matter where you go... there you are. - BB Archives
October 2018
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