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We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds — what if we could make one for the entire surface of the earth? Drawing on his experience mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle, archaeologist Chris Fisher makes the case for scanning the whole planet with LiDAR — a technology that uses lasers shot from an airplane to map the ground — in order to preserve our cultural and ecological heritage.
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sbi cyb
August 29, 2020 at 7:16 am
please lidar the place and teach us digital deforestation
LarkAscending
August 29, 2020 at 7:41 am
Oh yeah , of course it’s about preserving our culture and ecological heritage- who’s culture and ecological heritage, who is OUR, when cultural and ecological heritage is being eradicated across the world- including the cultural and ecological heritage of Europe by the accelerated and orchestrated mass migration across continents of non European races onto the continent of Europe flying in the face of any and all ecologically or culturally defined patterns of sustainable human migration in any evolutionary time frame.
There is no plan of preservation in this scanning- it will be used for completely anti -natural human engineering.
Канан Магеррамов
August 29, 2020 at 7:54 am
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Диана Артемьева
August 29, 2020 at 7:58 am
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judd osborne
August 29, 2020 at 8:10 am
I’ve been saying that they need to do this annually since the shuttle did this with radar during one of their last missions.
Serzh Krasavchik
August 29, 2020 at 8:45 am
#savetedrussia
Sylwester Wilk
August 29, 2020 at 8:56 am
*Robotic voice* “We need to LiDAR-scan the entire planet” xDDD
Kyle Ward
August 29, 2020 at 9:09 am
We’re going to fail stopping climate change and, not only that, we’re going to expedite it. The economy of this quarter is worth more than our entire existence and recent history has proved this to be true. Humanity will not last more than a few hundred more years. I’m so sorry, future humans. Some of us tried, but most of us didn’t. I do not even ask for your forgiveness because we do not deserve it.
Florence T.
August 29, 2020 at 10:57 am
Check out the book: ” the intention experiment, use your thoughts to change the world” by Lynne McTaggart. Author of ” the power of eight”, “the field” among other books. Change is possible but we need to each learn necessary tools to create change. Her books are really worth reading. 2nd book worth reading from her is : the power of eight”. With these two books you will learn very useful tools to bring change. Otherwise look into the book ” the work that reconnects” now called ” coming back to life” by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown. It is a very useful book with easy to use methods and personal and group practices to empower us in the face of planetary suffering and helps us to have another outlook and ability to act in the world. The Dalai Lama apparently said that this book is a timeless manual for Earth healers that inspires actionable hope. If these books strike your interest enough to buy them, , I hope they will inspire you as much as they have for others. Change is still possible. It’s up to us to believe in it to make a difference. Don’t give up! P.S. Joanna Macy has another ineresting book called “Active hope”, surely also very useful.
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August 29, 2020 at 10:43 am
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Дмитрий Глазачев
August 29, 2020 at 10:44 am
Dont close “TED на русском языке”
T G
August 29, 2020 at 10:48 am
Protestors and far left protestors destroying and burning everything down, not a bad idea.
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August 29, 2020 at 11:41 am
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August 29, 2020 at 2:16 pm
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Wade the blade
August 29, 2020 at 2:20 pm
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hootsmin
August 29, 2020 at 2:26 pm
Thinly disguised climate change propaganda – cool story Shrek. Lasers will blind you, LiDAR is not safe.
Black Death
August 29, 2020 at 2:28 pm
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Pavel Matoušek
August 29, 2020 at 2:35 pm
just a correction for the transcript: it’s “CyArk”, not SCI-Arc –
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August 29, 2020 at 3:49 pm
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Kiyohshi
August 29, 2020 at 4:40 pm
I’m sold.
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August 29, 2020 at 5:51 pm
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August 29, 2020 at 7:35 pm
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August 29, 2020 at 7:48 pm
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August 29, 2020 at 8:18 pm
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August 29, 2020 at 9:15 pm
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August 29, 2020 at 9:41 pm
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Enio Veiga
August 30, 2020 at 2:33 am
If you and your team have changed the environment; Stop making inroads into archaeological sites. Leave them alone or don’t complain about others.
Anna - Let's Get Acquainted
August 30, 2020 at 3:24 am
0:21 rattling
Валентин Емцев
August 30, 2020 at 3:43 am
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Peter Freeman
August 30, 2020 at 4:46 am
Oh dear. No there is no ‘climate crisis’ please follow some real science
William Taffouraud
August 30, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Come on then, educate us on “real science” even though all scientists agree to say there is a climate crisis. Prove to us nothing’s wrong.
Jerry Polverino
August 30, 2020 at 5:21 am
Our dichotomy. So many wonderful and concerned scientists. So many evil leaders serving the greedy and evil.
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August 30, 2020 at 5:48 am
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August 30, 2020 at 7:20 am
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Vũ Hường
August 30, 2020 at 7:27 am
How can i have a transcrip of this video? Thanks
john doc
August 30, 2020 at 7:37 am
Busy study mars? This is much more important. Liveable Earth slowly vanish
Olga Vashchenko
August 30, 2020 at 8:31 am
DON’T CLOSE RUSSIAN TED!
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August 30, 2020 at 12:09 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 12:22 pm
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Sherlok Holms
August 30, 2020 at 9:40 pm
William Taffouraud Thx 😊 I will !
William Taffouraud
August 30, 2020 at 9:48 pm
@Sherlok Holms this has nothing to do with the previous comment but why did you misspell Sherlock’s name?
Sherlok Holms
August 30, 2020 at 9:55 pm
@William Taffouraud I’m 5 years old and I’m just exploring the world, thanks for telling me!
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August 30, 2020 at 10:00 pm
@Sherlok Holms don’t you love a bit of irony
I meant to say that I want to know why. I didn’t mean to tell you cause I knew you knew.
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August 30, 2020 at 10:11 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 3:56 pm
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LISTEN to the READER
August 30, 2020 at 5:07 pm
I hope after your visit the place must have had some plastic for future visitors…😀
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August 30, 2020 at 5:40 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 6:10 pm
William Taffouraud
August 30, 2020 at 8:26 pm
You know what?
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August 31, 2020 at 12:01 am
@William Taffouraud ?
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August 30, 2020 at 6:19 pm
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William Taffouraud
August 30, 2020 at 8:26 pm
What is this
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August 30, 2020 at 6:23 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 7:02 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 7:53 pm
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August 30, 2020 at 9:02 pm
Why people putting dislike on this video…
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Peter Clark
August 31, 2020 at 5:40 am
As a Scientist you have the tools to work out that the planet is not experiencing any Climate Change Catastrophes. Apply. Relax. Unless categorical thinking is suddenly brighter than the alternative. It could be when mankind finally gives up being human. For that is what this AGW crisis is all about: just how gullible is this H. sapiens thingamajig? WOW! That’s scary man.
BTW history as interesting as it can be, is where failed civilisations try to be relevant once again. The tools, like LiDar may have a use when we are looking at a new planet from a few k above. That’s the future of mankind, the long game – if it’s worth preserving. They failed in previous civilisations because they didn’t have the Science to create clever, sustainable, outward looking, humbly inquisitive societies. Religion looks inward.
Lars Frölich
August 31, 2020 at 7:06 am
Well that’s worth spreading
Дарын Уркумбаев
August 31, 2020 at 9:11 am
#SaveTEDRussia
Ivan Petrov
August 31, 2020 at 1:17 pm
Please, #savetedrussia !
The Crazy Canuck
August 31, 2020 at 1:35 pm
lost me at climate crisis. Stick to archeology.
Roy Lavecchia
August 31, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Interesting speech, except for the nonsense about climate change.
Konstantin Iamshanov
August 31, 2020 at 3:20 pm
#studyEnglishAndStopCrying
John Greene
August 31, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Climate change has been going on from the time God created the universe.
kvi
September 1, 2020 at 12:53 am
No we shouldn’t scan the whole Earth with this light. It seems destructive to the Earth and harmful.
John Louise Sotto
September 1, 2020 at 6:03 am
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Bradley Fitzik
September 1, 2020 at 10:55 am
Can Lidar remove water and see all the shapes on the ocean floor? If it can we would find so many pre flood civilizations. It would change human history instantly. #savetedrussain
Arcux
September 1, 2020 at 10:52 pm
I’d consider scanning public land, but not private property.