The project plans to extend and upgrade an existing prototype (which was named “Weltzustandsmaschine”) for more hardware platforms as well as additional data-sets and is directed at Business-to-Business markets like interdisciplinary institutes and organizations, municipal, state- and federal governmental offices, global corporations with international environmental activities, schools, museums, environmental organizations and institutions dealing with the environment. The project plans, in its final phase, the development a smartphone app that can be used to reach the endconsumer directly.
The project has received very positive feedback so far and has known supporters, like the world market leader for geographical information systems ESRI, Greenpeace, and others. We believe that it is time for a product like this and are looking forward on creating a joint and mutual success with and for our partners.
Design Variant 1
A globe with a diameter of 1.5 m floats in the dark room and defines the space and becomes the eye-catcher of the room.
Advantages: Interesting sight, collective experience and subject of discussion for several visitors, ideal starting point for an environmental journey of discovery.
Disadvantages: No zoom function, no clicking on details, no regions. Only the globe as a whole can be displayed.
Design Variant 2
Areas of interest can be seen from a global perspective as well as it can be viewed in very detail.
Advantages: Every detail and every region of the world can be viewed with the zoom function, a higher level of detail and the query of individual events. Little costs – the Wall Version is the most affordable hardware choice.
Disadvantages: Doesn’t look as spectacular as the globe version.
Design Variant 3
60cm (Small Globe)
Design Variant 4
This system combines the global overview with the ability to zoom in.
Design Variant 5
22m Diameter
This system is the ultimate eye-catcher, a globe with 22m diameter, showing the projection inside and out. Inside has space to host about 300 persons. The projection works only in the evening and night.
Contact
Christian Bauer – chris@atlans.at
Working Group
Atlans GmbH, Vienna – Christian Bauer
Media Apparat GmbH, Vienna – Andreas Göltl and Moritz Wilhelm
Habegger GMBH, Vienna – Michael Artner
Supporters
ESRI / Synergis, Peter Remesch and Richard Hastik, Vienna
Greenpeace in Central and Eastern Europe, Alexander Egit and Herwig Schuster, Vienna
Austrian Institute for Sustainable Development (ÖIN), Alfred Strigl
Büro André Heller GmbH, Vienna – André Heller
floorfour, Vienna – Herbert Ellinger