Virtual world technology is opening up a whole new reality for many users. I enjoy a lot of outdoor recreational activities. My father and I spend a lot of time in the deep backcountry in northern Arizonian, southern Utah and all through out Nevada. Prior to purchasing national Geographic Topo we often just went out with nothing more than we had heard there were some cool trails out in some part of the country. However now we are equipped quite well when we head out. We pass GPS coordinates between friends and maps we have created from our GPS trip log.
Prior to a trip we lookup the area that we are headed to, we look at the trails, specific features on the maps and then create a map with the specific trails we want to hit highlighted. If one of our friends has been there we upload the coordinates or their trail and head out. We recently purchased the 3D version and now can create elevation profiles and check the difficulty of the trails we are about to hit. Because of this new technology we are now investigating our own world better because we have a virtual reality to explore first.
There are many new types of virtual reality software out there. Probably the best known is Google Earth. It is giving many new people the change to not only explore new parts of the world better but what I think is the coolest part is that most people are looking at their own home first. It is empowering people to investigate what is around them everyday. It is teaching people geography discreetly. It is making people ask questions that they would have never thought of prior to the advent of “The Google.”
Prior to a trip we lookup the area that we are headed to, we look at the trails, specific features on the maps and then create a map with the specific trails we want to hit highlighted. If one of our friends has been there we upload the coordinates or their trail and head out. We recently purchased the 3D version and now can create elevation profiles and check the difficulty of the trails we are about to hit. Because of this new technology we are now investigating our own world better because we have a virtual reality to explore first.
There are many new types of virtual reality software out there. Probably the best known is Google Earth. It is giving many new people the change to not only explore new parts of the world better but what I think is the coolest part is that most people are looking at their own home first. It is empowering people to investigate what is around them everyday. It is teaching people geography discreetly. It is making people ask questions that they would have never thought of prior to the advent of “The Google.”
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