Night Map

Kull · December 19, 2000, 14:09

Here's an interesting pic of the earth from space. I wonder what it would look like transformed for Civ2 via Mercators "MapEdit" program?
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...s_dmsp_big.jpg

Kull · December 19, 2000, 14:19

Some interesting observations. Look at the Nile River where Egypt stops and the Sudan begins. And South vs. North Korea!

Abendua Hogeitasei · December 19, 2000, 16:23

Sorry, I am not sure that I got your "interesting observations". You mean the color/absence of color?

I got another interesting observation. How can the night coat cover all the Earth at the same time? :-)

Kull · December 19, 2000, 16:56

Apparently it's a composite of many night photos, assembled to remove cloud cover and show a "full-world" night view.

As to my observations, just check out the stark contrast in lighting between rich South Korea and it's impoverished neighbor to the north.

December 19, 2000, 18:29

That map is kinda scary, showing how much the human race has industrialized the planet... Poor mother nature.

koolguy2005_ls · December 19, 2000, 19:19

WOW! I think that’s Awesome! Cool picture!

But as for Mother Nature ... Why did she create man, if she knew man would do what he has done today?

Shadowstrike · December 19, 2000, 19:31

Notice how the Trans-Siberian Railroad sped up development along its tracks.... its like a road across Russia....

St Leo · December 19, 2000, 22:20

There's a big difference between 'create' and 'provide the environment for evolution'.

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Captain Nemo · December 19, 2000, 22:28

No matter how you believe we got here what mankind has done on planet Earth has got to be part of the plan... We are made to conquer, industrialize, create, build and expand. An industrialized world versus a natural one, who is to say what's good and what's not?
Besides, in view of the entire universe the little "damage" (If you believe it is damage) that mankind has done to one small planet in one tiny solar system among millions in a small galaxy among billions... it's really not that scary.
We are not even as significant as a flea on the back of an elephant, even though we think we are controlling the elephant

Fiera · December 19, 2000, 23:07

Amazing picture, thanks for posting it here, Kull!

I find the little isolated points near the Arctic Pole very interesting... Man, those people must feel lonely!

techumseh · December 19, 2000, 23:52

I noticed the network of highways across the centre of the U.S. and in other places, like between Edmonton and Calgary in Canada. I bet that much of that light is from the headlights of cars rather than just from streetlights.

Nemo, I couldn't disagree with you more. There are consequences, perhaps unforseen, from every action we take as individuals and as a species. There is nothing preventing cataclysmic consequences from bad decisions, except us, acting to change those decisions.

Thanks Kull. Very interesting.

Kull · December 20, 2000, 23:09

If nothing else, it makes GREAT wallpaper for the desktop!

Prometeus · December 22, 2000, 07:04

Hmm... I prefer my enraged Saltriosaurus...

Jay Bee · December 29, 2000, 09:41

Gotta say that I tried the image as a wallpaper (a bit distorted to fit the screen) and it looks superb! I think I'm gonna keep it instead of my old Alhambra picture.

Stefan Härtel · December 29, 2000, 11:23

It is a wonderful wallpaper. Especially because I'm unhappy with my previous one.
You can even see the Erlangen-Nuremberg-Fürth urban area there!
[This message has been edited by Stefan Härtel (edited December 29, 2000).]