http://www.futurist.com/2007/08/27/why-google-earth-and-now-sky-matter/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:06:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.futurist.com/2007/08/27/why-google-earth-and-now-sky-matter/#comment-17991 Future of Environmental Auditing at Futurist.com Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:22:08 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/2007/08/27/why-google-earth-and-now-sky-matter/#comment-17991 [...] Sensor Society One outcome of the standard GRIN technology revolution (Genomics, Robotics, Information Technology, and Nanotechnology) has been the development of better and better sensors for such things as airborne toxins. These can be placed in personal ID badges, as well as placed geographically to provide early detection and warning systems. Nanotech promises, some day, to shrink such sensors to the size of dust, and at that point we ought to be able to monitor most anything we want to. Add to this the ubiquitous nature of cameras, especially personally operated cameras such as cell phones, and we can see a future society where environmental, health and safety issues cannot be hidden, but are immediately exposed. In fact, the ability of workers to record and report problems will lead to increasing conflicts over secrecy versus exposure. Our recent blog about Google Sky is related. [...] [...] Sensor Society One outcome of the standard GRIN technology revolution (Genomics, Robotics, Information Technology, and Nanotechnology) has been the development of better and better sensors for such things as airborne toxins. These can be placed in personal ID badges, as well as placed geographically to provide early detection and warning systems. Nanotech promises, some day, to shrink such sensors to the size of dust, and at that point we ought to be able to monitor most anything we want to. Add to this the ubiquitous nature of cameras, especially personally operated cameras such as cell phones, and we can see a future society where environmental, health and safety issues cannot be hidden, but are immediately exposed. In fact, the ability of workers to record and report problems will lead to increasing conflicts over secrecy versus exposure. Our recent blog about Google Sky is related. [...]

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