Mountains: Mapping the Earth's Extremes - Couverture rigide

Dech, Stefan; Messner, Reinhold; Sparwasser, Nils

 
9780500518892: Mountains: Mapping the Earth's Extremes
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0500518890 ISBN 13 : 9780500518892
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Unseen Extremes marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration, presenting thirteen of the world’s great mountains in a manner never seen before. The German Centre for Aviation and Space Travel created very precise digital pictures of the mountains with the aid of satellite photographs taken from a height of several hundred kilometres. Scientists used these to produce models of the terrain, which were finally turned into photorealistic, ‘virtual’ views from perspectives and heights that had been hitherto impossible. They capture all the individual features of these giant mountains as an almost tangible reality – the third dimension as a brand new experience. The location of the virtual camera at various places in the topographical map gives a precise picture of the three-dimensional form of each mountain, while infographics and descriptions of the geology, glaciology, geography and climatology detail its individual characteristics.
These mountain portraits are completed by personal accounts written by some of the finest climbers in the world and accompanied by a selection of authentic photographs. The accounts from different eras join together with the latest satellite technology, the history of climbing, and the geographical background knowledge to create a unique and comprehensive picture of the mountains and their trail-blazing climbers.

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À propos des auteurs

Stefan Dech is director of the German Remote Sensing Data Centre at DLR’s Earth Observation Centre.

Reinhold Messner is a legendary mountaineer.

Nils Sparwasser heads the ‘Science Communication and Visualization’ division at the German Remote Sensing Data Centre at DLR’s Earth Observation Centre.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Unseen Extremes marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration, presenting thirteen of the world’s great mountains in a manner never seen before. The German Centre for Aviation and Space Travel created very precise digital pictures of the mountains with the aid of satellite photographs taken from a height of several hundred kilometres. Scientists used these to produce models of the terrain, which were finally turned into photorealistic, ‘virtual’ views from perspectives and heights that had been hitherto impossible. They capture all the individual features of these giant mountains as an almost tangible reality – the third dimension as a brand new experience. The location of the virtual camera at various places in the topographical map gives a precise picture of the three-dimensional form of each mountain, while infographics and descriptions of the geology, glaciology, geography and climatology detail its individual characteristics.
These mountain portraits are completed by personal accounts written by some of the finest climbers in the world and accompanied by a selection of authentic photographs. The accounts from different eras join together with the latest satellite technology, the history of climbing, and the geographical background knowledge to create a unique and comprehensive picture of the mountains and their trail-blazing climbers.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500518890
ISBN 13 
9780500518892
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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