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Internet Is A Human Right
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For those of us who live in the developed world, internet access has become a given. It has become so ubiquitous that we expect to have it at all times and in all places, but even in this “Information Age,” the majority of the world’s population lacks access to the internet -- either because service is not available or they cannot afford it.

Kosta Grammatis has a plan, however. Through his charity group ahumanright.org, Grammatis aims to set up a network of satellites that will provide free internet access to everyone in the world. He is starting by attempting to buy a single used satellite that is already in orbit and moving it to a location above a developing country.


http://www.gizmag.com/ahumanright-worlwide-free-internet-access/17820/
Filed under: Human Right Internet Kosta Grammatis Satellite Ubiquity
 

Desktop Archaeology
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Almost two thousand potential archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia have been discovered from an office chair in Perth, Australia, thanks to high-resolution satellite images from Google Earth.

David Kennedy from the University of Western Australia scanned 1,240 km2 in Saudi Arabia using Google Earth. He found 1,977 potential archaeological sites, including 1,082 "pendants" -- ancient tombs made of stone.

According to Kennedy, aerial photography of Saudi Arabia is not made available to most archaeologists, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to fly over the nation. "But, Google Earth can outflank them," he says.


http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/02/giant-archaeological-trove-fou.html
Filed under: Archaeology Google Google Earth Mapping Satellite Saudi Arabia
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