What if we had a map of … everything? Jack Dangermond, a visionary behind the geographic information system (GIS) technology used to map and analyze all kinds of complex data, walks us through the interconnected technologies gathering information about every crack and corner of the Earth. Learn how this “living atlas” and “geospatial nervous system” can help us better understand our changing planet — and let nature guide our actions towards a more sustainable future.
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B YENZER1
February 11, 2022 at 8:35 pm
LINK!? LINK?!!!! WHERE IS THE GDANG LINK??? GIVE IT TO US NOW!!!! DO NOT MAKE US HUNT FOR IT. PATHETIC.
WOOF WOOF
February 11, 2022 at 8:37 pm
Agenda 2030 got something to do this huh !!??
When you have us down to Below 500million people left on the Planet by 2030 !!
Adox Artist
February 11, 2022 at 8:57 pm
I have deep suspicions. Ultra wealthy dude wanting to map every inch of the planet? Sure, that can but used for good, but I really don’t trust that his motives are all for the good of the environment. I have zero doubt it will be snagged by corporations and used for their own selfish purposes.
Michael R
February 11, 2022 at 9:03 pm
I’ve been using ESRI GIS for years with my students and they love it. Please keep it free for educators and students. Keep adding lessons and topics of understanding.
Brunoventura22
February 12, 2022 at 10:25 am
Free for everyone but organizations would be even better. Science and information with ease of access.
1justpara
February 11, 2022 at 9:30 pm
More woke garbage. Now I remember why I unsubbed from TED years ago.
Paula Miller
February 11, 2022 at 9:37 pm
Sustainable sustain diversity climate change you ain’t see nothing yet!
matthew hudson
February 11, 2022 at 10:03 pm
I believe there’s a disconnect between money and the the planet we inhabit. What primary asset do our Banks hold to sustain the value of the money they issue that we all use in our everyday lives? Money was based on gold, a gold standard that Central Banks held. But we need a new ecological standard if we’re to begin to live sustainably upon this planet. So why not establish the planet itself as each nations primary Central Banks asset and have them mint and print our currencies with the image of the Banks primary asset (the planet) on every coin and note we use to make purchases and investments in our daily lives? Money evolved and has become anthropocentric, it now needs to reflect the planets value and have an ecological value. Fifty years ago a few of us humans witnessed the Earth our planet with the naked eye and saw its beauty, that our planet is a jewel in the blackness of space. A gem, an ecological treasure, the most valuable primary asset we all share. It’s time for the Banks to acknowledge it too.
Nicky's Channel
February 12, 2022 at 1:56 am
The resource standard, yes!
Whatever
February 12, 2022 at 1:56 am
The resource standard, yes!
Merlijn Boogerd
February 12, 2022 at 7:55 am
I appreciate the prose and it’s an interesting idea, but your suggestion doesn’t solve what you seem to want to solve. The freedom to put arbitrary prices on something is an important one for many reasons. Trying to reduce money (and thereby price) to just ecological value is convoluted and restricted: What is the value of an idea? Even if you could find ways to reduce the value to ecological value, does that really reflect its real value? What about art? Is art value-less if there’s no message about ecology?
I would fully agree with you that there is value in indexing the long-term impacts of resource utilisation and modes of production that produce waste. A proper taxation scheme that takes the long-term ecological impact into account would be closer to a realistic solution. This isn’t something banks have to solve, this is something for policy makers and those of us who are in the position to elect their representatives.
{-_-} APEX PREDATOR 101
February 12, 2022 at 9:04 am
@Merlijn Boogerd Just tell them that they’ll all GO BROKE if civilization collapses
matthew hudson
February 13, 2022 at 5:44 pm
@Merlijn Boogerd Hi, thanks for your thoughtful response. I guess I wasn’t very clear. All I was suggesting was that Central Banks simply redesign their currencies with the image of Earth signalling that the Bankers themselves acknowledge that their role is to protect the Banks new primary asset rather than gold, especially as most currencies like the US dollar came off the gold standard in 1971 and are now fiat currencies. Keep the dollar, euro, and all other currencies in their existing note and coin denominations but establish our common primary asset as the planet. There’s no need to re-establish prices on goods and services, the market will do that naturally. I mean, in the UK, when the queen will eventually dies all our notes and coins will slowly be replaced by new notes and coins with the image of the new king without changing the prices in the shops or crashing the economy. It’s just an idea.
MostlyLoveOfMusic
February 11, 2022 at 11:21 pm
Nice – it’s very clever, now we must make bold political decisions
雛形㐂紫
February 12, 2022 at 12:50 am
以前も【内向的な人が秘めてる力〜】のTEDトーク送ってくれたよね、先生？？🤣
私…今先生にどう見られてるんだろう？？
以前よりは理解してくれたっぽい？？
(。’-‘)(。,_,)ｳﾝｳﾝ
私は自然が嫌いな訳じゃないよ
どちらかと言うと東京が好き！
芸術に沢山触れられるから、自分をブラッシュアップするのがとても楽しいの😆✨
確かに私は【プラスウルトラ】の人間で、生きてる限り辞められないんだと思う
それが病気のせいなのも、私の元々の性格なのも分かってるつもり
でもだからって否定しないで欲しいの
Gaasuba Meskhenet
February 12, 2022 at 12:54 am
Let the planet rest.
the fear of eviction makes it impossible to say no to the companies responsible for this
No more evictions from primary residences!!
Rick Rys
February 12, 2022 at 1:13 am
I’m familiar with how utilities use GIS systems and they add great value to understand their assets. You expanded GIS to the earth as a whole and that is certainly an asset we need to manage better.
nasarin kamsiri
February 12, 2022 at 1:58 am
😍😍😍
Nicky's Channel
February 12, 2022 at 1:58 am
Monetary system could be switched to a resource standard, grading distribution amounts based on what is available, using the resources for trade for labor.
Whatever
February 12, 2022 at 1:58 am
Monetary system could be switched to a resource standard, grading distribution amounts based on what is available, using the resources for trade for labor.
mightymc plane
February 12, 2022 at 2:04 am
At 3:36 there is a spelling error in the English subtitles it is not supposed to be GS it is supposed to be GIS.
freesk8
February 12, 2022 at 3:39 am
More socialistic alarmism. There is so much political bias in TED. They are going to erode their credibility, or find themselves only speaking to lefties.
E Poole
February 12, 2022 at 3:57 am
I’ve used ArcGIS for 22 years. It is and was a very powerful tool for understanding the world around us. What is totally glossed over is how much that software costs and how it’s licensing is now a huge cash grab. ESRI (Jack’s company) is a monopoly, they control the market, they set the prices. This seems more like an infomercial than a TED talk….
{-_-} APEX PREDATOR 101
February 12, 2022 at 8:57 am
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Jimmy Zoom
February 12, 2022 at 9:20 am
Let’s make electricity expensive making everything expensive to buy thus killing the poorest people off in developing countries
قلوب بيضاء
February 12, 2022 at 11:43 am
Please follow the channal
Ryan S
February 12, 2022 at 2:11 pm
Lets start making the change with our military/pentagon and billionaires first. The average person is just along for the ride. So quit lying to us and yourself! What can the average person change? We’d all have to give up houses, live in caves and hunt and gather. No more materialistic items. Then change will happen. We know thats not happening any time soon so now what. Make a new vid and talk to the real polluters. Its not the average person!
Philipp Hartmann
February 12, 2022 at 2:59 pm
Somebody create a history map
Falk Mathes
February 12, 2022 at 4:45 pm
Definition FE = Früheinwohner :
Menschen die vor 1.1.1492 auf dem Kontinent Amerika lebten.
Definition NFE = Nachkommen von FE.
Definition NE = Neueinwohner :
Menschen, die ab 1.1.1492 zum Kontinent Amerika gesiedelt sind.
Definition NNE = Nachkommen von NE.
Der Kontinent Amerika gehört der Natur und den NFE.
Ihnen gehören das Wasser, die Erde, die Luft, die Gebäude, die Straßen, die Bodenschätze, das Geld, das Militär, die Waffen, alle Schlüssel, alle Werkzeuge, alle Kunstwerke, usw. ;
Die NFE sind ab 1.1.2023 Gesetzgeber.
Bis 1.4.2022 müssen alle NNE ihren Besitz, siehe oben, den NFE übergeben haben.
Ab 1.4.2022 gilt:
Todesstrafe für NNE, die offen oder heimlich, Militär, Waffen, Schlüssel oder Werkzeuge behalten haben !
Ein NNE, der sich etwas von der Gemeinschaft der NFE borgt, muß den von der Gemeinschaft der NFE verlangten monatliche Gebühr bezahlen.
Definition FE = early residents :
People who lived on the continent of America before 1/1/1492.
Definition NFE = Descendants of FE.
Definition NE = new residents :
People who settled on the continent of America from January 1, 1492.
Definition NNE = Descendants of NE.
The continent of America belongs to nature and the NFE.
They own the water, the land, the air, the buildings, the roads, the natural resources, the money, the military, the weapons, all the keys, all the tools, all the works of art, etc.;
The NFE are legislators from January 1st, 2023.
By April 1st, 2022, all NNEs must have handed over their property, see above, to the NFE.
The following applies from April 1, 2022:
Death penalty for NNE who openly or secretly kept military, weapons, keys or tools !
An NNE who borrows from the community of NFEs must pay the monthly fee required by the community of NFEs.
Définition FE = premiers résidents :
Les personnes qui vivaient sur le continent américain avant le 01/01/1492.
Définition NFE = Descendants de FE.
Définition NE = nouveaux résidents :
Les gens qui se sont installés sur le continent américain à partir du 1er janvier 1492.
Définition NNE = Descendants de NE.
Le continent américain appartient à la nature et à l’NFE.
Ils possèdent l’eau, la terre, l’air, les bâtiments, les routes, les ressources naturelles, l’argent, l’armée, les armes, toutes les clés, tous les outils, toutes les œuvres d’art, etc. ;
Les NFE sont législateurs depuis le 1er janvier 2023.
Avant le 1er avril 2022, toutes les NNE doivent avoir remis leur propriété, voir ci-dessus, à l’NFE.
Ce qui suit s’applique à partir du 1er avril 2022 :
Peine de mort pour NNE qui détenait ouvertement ou secrètement des militaires, des armes, des clés ou des outils !
Une NNE qui emprunte auprès de la communauté des NFE doit payer la redevance mensuelle exigée par la communauté des NFE.
Definición FE = primeros residentes:
Personas que vivieron en el continente americano antes del 1/1/1492.
Definición NFE = Descendientes de FE.
Definición NE = nuevos residentes:
Pueblo que se asentó en el continente americano a partir del 1 de enero de 1492.
Definición NNE = Descendientes de NE.
El continente de América pertenece a la naturaleza ya la NFE.
Poseen el agua, la tierra, el aire, los edificios, los caminos, los recursos naturales, el dinero, el ejército, las armas, todas las llaves, todas las herramientas, todas las obras de arte, etc.;
Los NFE son legisladores desde el 1 de enero de 2023.
Para el 1 de abril de 2022, todas las NNE deben haber entregado su propiedad, ver arriba, a la NFE.
Lo siguiente se aplica a partir del 1 de abril de 2022:
¡Pena de muerte para NNE que abierta o secretamente mantuviera militares, armas, llaves o herramientas!
Un NNE que toma prestado de la comunidad de NFE debe pagar la tarifa mensual requerida por la comunidad de NFE.
Definição FE = primeiros residentes:
Pessoas que viveram no continente americano antes de 1/1/1492.
Definição NFE = Descendentes de FE.
Definição NE = novos residentes:
Pessoas que se estabeleceram no continente americano a partir de 1º de janeiro de 1492.
Definição NNE = Descendentes de NE.
O continente da América pertence à natureza e à NFE.
Eles possuem a água, a terra, o ar, os edifícios, as estradas, os recursos naturais, o dinheiro, os militares, as armas, todas as chaves, todas as ferramentas, todas as obras de arte, etc.;
A NFE é legisladora a partir de 1º de janeiro de 2023.
Até 1º de abril de 2022, todos os NNEs devem ter entregue suas propriedades, veja acima, à NFE.
O seguinte se aplica a partir de 1º de abril de 2022:
Pena de morte para NNE que, aberta ou secretamente, manteve militares, armas, chaves ou ferramentas!
Um NNE que toma emprestado da comunidade de NFEs deve pagar a taxa mensal exigida pela comunidade de NFEs.
Definizione FE = primi residenti:
Persone che vissero nel continente americano prima del 1/1/1492.
Definizione NFE = Discendenti di FE.
Definizione NE = nuovi residenti:
Persone che si stabilirono nel continente americano dal 1 gennaio 1492.
Definizione NNE = Discendenti di NE.
Il continente americano appartiene alla natura e alla NFE.
Posseggono l’acqua, la terra, l’aria, gli edifici, le strade, le risorse naturali, il denaro, i militari, le armi, tutte le chiavi, tutti gli strumenti, tutte le opere d’arte, ecc.;
Le NFE sono legislatori dal 1 gennaio 2023.
Entro il 1 aprile 2022, tutte le NNE devono aver consegnato la loro proprietà, vedi sopra, alla NFE.
Dal 1 aprile 2022 si applica quanto segue:
Pena di morte per NNE che ha tenuto apertamente o segretamente militari, armi, chiavi o strumenti!
Una NNE che prende in prestito dalla comunità delle NFE deve pagare il canone mensile richiesto dalla comunità delle NFE.
John Petan
February 12, 2022 at 10:59 pm
Thank you for sharing. Anything u can do to help us, or to educate us, is very much appreciated. I don’t want us to vanish from this planet, that would be very sad.
Philip Orlando
February 13, 2022 at 8:36 pm
billionaires should not exist.