Unlocking the Future of Cities through Multi-Touch Interactive Visualization at RENCI (UNC-Charlotte)

Here is a link to an article that was in the SciTech section of my morning paper today!


Unlocking the Future of Cities:  UNCC scientists work across disciplines to predict how urban areas will use open land. Tyler Dukes, Charlotte Observer, 10/31/10

"As part of a three-year, $286,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the group of scientists from UNC Charlotte is researching the complex relationship between the Queen City and its surrounding forest and pastoral lands. Using a combination of social, natural and computer science, they're working to build an interactive map-based simulation capable of showing the impact of future development and policy on land use....It's a project requiring Meentemeyer's team to peel back multiple layers of cultural and economic values surrounding land in the South. The research will have implications beyond the Charlotte area...By allowing the public to explore those possibilities visually on anything from a laptop to a touch-screen table, the research team is hoping its work will mean more informed decisions about how people use the land around them."  -Charlotte Observer

Image Source: Charlotte Observer


Wouldn't this be a great tool to use to support collaborative learning projects in the schools?


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