Comments on: Using Google Earth to make wind farm decisions http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/ Juicy Geography's web log Tue, 11 May 2010 21:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Digital Geography http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Digital Geography Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:11:13 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/#comment-47 Nick - I didn't include Fullabrook Down as there isn't any high-resolution coverage of the area in Google Earth. It doesn't make sense to leave it out, considering the forthcoming public enquiry, so I've added it as a placemark along with an overlay to improve the ground detail. Thanks. Tom, I've included a link to the GIS Mission in the Map Zone activity. I'd forgotten about that one. I wish the interface was larger, but it's a good introduction to GIS. The MAGIC site I refer to is a genuine GIS, and really enhances this activity I think. Noel Nick – I didn’t include Fullabrook Down as there isn’t any high-resolution coverage of the area in Google Earth. It doesn’t make sense to leave it out, considering the forthcoming public enquiry, so I’ve added it as a placemark along with an overlay to improve the ground detail. Thanks.

Tom, I’ve included a link to the GIS Mission in the Map Zone activity. I’d forgotten about that one. I wish the interface was larger, but it’s a good introduction to GIS. The MAGIC site I refer to is a genuine GIS, and really enhances this activity I think.

Noel

]]> By: Tom Biebrach http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Tom Biebrach Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:39:04 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/#comment-46 Real geography...great. I would like to use this with my GCSE group (when I get GE on the network). The sites could be 'scored' according to the different criteria as in the OS mapzone activity. The difference being that in this activity the students have to think in detail about what evidence to use and generate their own 'scores'. I am particularly interested in the use of photomontage as it has been the cause of much controversy in a planned local off-shore windfarm development (Scarweather Sands, Porthcawl). The students have been using images from different interest groups to argue for and against it. Real geography…great. I would like to use this with my GCSE group (when I get GE on the network). The sites could be ‘scored’ according to the different criteria as in the OS mapzone activity. The difference being that in this activity the students have to think in detail about what evidence to use and generate their own ‘scores’. I am particularly interested in the use of photomontage as it has been the cause of much controversy in a planned local off-shore windfarm development (Scarweather Sands, Porthcawl). The students have been using images from different interest groups to argue for and against it.

]]> By: Nick Langmead http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Nick Langmead Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:35:23 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/#comment-45 Noel, liked this wind farm idea lots. We are in Braunton, N.Devon and I originally came from Combe Martin one of the proposed sites on your activity. Thought you might like to know if you don't already that here in North Devon for a while now there has been debates and planning considerations for a proposed wind farm at Fullabrook Down about 5 miles from Combe Martin between Ilfracombe and Braunton. Lots of info in local press type fullabrook down into google and pages of reference are avaialble. Thanks for the inspiration. Nick Noel,

liked this wind farm idea lots. We are in Braunton, N.Devon and I originally came from Combe Martin one of the proposed sites on your activity. Thought you might like to know if you don’t already that here in North Devon for a while now there has been debates and planning considerations for a proposed wind farm at Fullabrook Down about 5 miles from Combe Martin between Ilfracombe and Braunton. Lots of info in local press type fullabrook down into google and pages of reference are avaialble.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Nick

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Doug Belshaw Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:44:42 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/using-google-earth-to-make-wind-farm-decisions/#comment-44 Noel, this is marvellous stuff and you're really blazing a trail. Keep it up! :-) Noel, this is marvellous stuff and you’re really blazing a trail. Keep it up! :-)

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