On April 21st, India celebrates National Civil Services Day, which marks the anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's address to a batch of trainee officers in 1947, where he referred to civil service officers as the steel frame of India. With shrinking UGS in India, such places are likely to be uncommon for urban dwellers and certainly rare for next generation unless there is some planning and implementation of UGS. Here is one such place- The Platts field in Manchester, which I believe is designed by some one who has read Mc Harg's book. The final product is a place that should be both ecologically rich and aesthetically pleasing. And every time I visit an UGS, I keep wondering at the minute details on planning and developing UGS- soil, hydrology, trees, shrubs, flowering plants etc. I had the opportunity to work on few interesting UGS planning projects. This book introduces the concept of considering local ecology in planning urban green spaces (UGS). Fortunately, my supervisor introduced me to the book 'Design with Nature' by Ian Mc Harg - a Scottish landscape architect. Google Earth will run on your Chrome browser, Android device, iPhone, and operating systems Windows, Mac, and Linux.When I took a job as ecological planner, I had some knowledge on ecology and GIS, and no idea on planning. Apps such as NASA World Wind, Marble, and Flash Earth do a similar job.
Google Earth is a great application, but it's not the only one of its kind. If you don't have any destination in mind, hit the feeling lucky button and travel to a location you know nothing about. Use Voyager to browse interesting topics, go on an adventure, take a quiz, or learn a little bit about history. Or, if you're going on vacation, why not preplan your own tour and learn about the neighborhood. You can also use fact cards to learn more about the places you visit, expanding your general knowledge and letting you appear well traveled.
Maybe you'd like to see famous monuments or buildings such as the Eiffel Tower or the White House. There are even some fun secrets for you to discover, so get exploring.Īre you trying to locate your house? With a quick search, you'll have a birds or pedestrian's eye view. Google Earth is the world's most detailed globe, giving you a full on view of earth from millions of pictures taken.ĭive down into street view to get a look at the surroundings as if you were there in person. Travel around the world in 80 seconds without even leaving your seat. Dive down into street view to get a look at the surroundings as if you were there in person.
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