{"id":1971,"date":"2012-11-09T04:22:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T04:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2020-04-30T20:02:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:02:45","slug":"the-ecoatlas-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/?p=1971","title":{"rendered":"The Ecological Atlas Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-left\">The Ecological Atlas communicates the seasonal changes of the natural world and serves as a comprehensive design and visualization tool. It bridges art, science, design, and technology, and connects the power of data and technology to\u00a0help designers, planners, and anyone interested in better understanding and\u00a0transforming the environment.<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-right\">By using intuitive, graphic mappings that can convey changes in bloom times, deciduous tree patterns, produce seasonality, animal migrations, and other time-dependent phenomena, the EcoAtlas facilitates a comprehensive understanding of the environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_narrative1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_narrative_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_narrative_Page_1.jpg 960w, 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class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\n<p><iframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6KhHMtt9VD8?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out the Ecological Atlas video above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/?p=1971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2848\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_RobertoRovira_IMG_2371.jpg\" alt=\"EcoAtlas_RobertoRovira_IMG_2371\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_RobertoRovira_IMG_2371.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/EcoAtlas_RobertoRovira_IMG_2371-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" 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