globe
Let an agent explain globes and their kinds, relay history, construction and cartographic principles from cartography sources, describe virtual globes, and distinguish globes from flat maps, planetaria, armillary spheres and the other senses of the word globe.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain globes and their kinds, relay history, construction and cartographic principles from cartography sources, describe virtual globes, and distinguish globes from flat maps, planetaria, armillary spheres and the other senses of the word globe.
A spherical model of the Earth, of another body or of the celestial sphere, from terrestrial and celestial globes made since antiquity through pocket globes and monumental globes such as the Mapparium and the Unisphere to virtual globes such as Google Earth and its precursor Terravision; globes show shapes and distances without the distortion of flat maps and are used in education, navigation history and display.
What it is for: Representing the Earth or sky in three dimensions.
It can be explain kinds and principles; relay history and construction; describe virtual globes; distinguish related objects.
Distinguishing features
Spherical model
No projection distortion
Physical and virtual
Educational and decorative
What it looks like
A sphere printed with a map, mounted on a stand.
Physical character
oldest surviving terrestrial globe: Behaim, 1492 note
Unisphere diameter: 37 m - largest globe
Google Earth launched: 2005 year
Terravision: 1994 year - ART+COM
How it is recognised
Spherical model of Earth or sky
Terrestrial, celestial, pocket and monumental globes, virtual globes, Terravision
Flat maps distort; planetaria project the sky; armillary spheres show rings; the globe as the world is figurative
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - which flattens the sphere
is exemplified by - the Behaim globe
In practice
Families and kinds
terrestrial globes
celestial globes
pocket globes
monumental and giant globes
planetary and lunar globes
virtual globes such as Google Earth and Terravision
Standards and regulation
No regulation; cartographic conventions
Failure modes and hazards
Outdated borders on old globes
Confusing globe senses
Registry aliases mixing physical and virtual globes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.globe
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a globe is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a globe, and how do terrestrial, celestial, pocket, monumental and virtual globes differ from flat maps and planetaria? definition
- Is the question about globes as objects, virtual globes or another sense? boundary
Principles
Cartographic principles.
Principles
Principles.
- Why do globes avoid projection distortion, and how are gores printed and applied? definition
- Which entry fits map projection? action
History History.
Sources.
Early
Early globes.
Early
Early.
- How did globes develop from ancient celestial globes through Behaim to the golden age of globe making? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Monumental
Monumental globes.
Monumental
Monumental.
- What are notable monumental globes such as the Mapparium and Unisphere? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Virtual Virtual globes.
Science.
Software
Software.
Software
Software.
- How do virtual globes such as Google Earth work, and what was Terravision? provenance
- Which entry fits virtual globe? action
Uses
Uses.
Uses
Uses.
- How are virtual globes used in science, planning and education? provenance
- Which entry fits geographic information system? action
Context Making and collecting.
Context.
Making
Globe making.
Making
Making.
- How are globes manufactured today and by hand? provenance
- Which entry fits globe making? action
Collecting
Collecting.
Collecting
Collecting.
- How are antique globes collected and conserved? provenance
- Which entry fits antique map collecting? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should virtual globe and celestial globe be separate primary entries?
- How should cartography sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds and a specific software; should they be split off?