footprint USA – the beauty of the data of our livesexplore the beauty of how water shapes land and society
footprint USA is a project developed to help users understand how we live today – the choices we make, the impact on the environment, and quality of life we get. the system provides an opportunity to design and simulate the future. conceived as an application for iPad’s, the program is fueled entirely by publicly available data. for more information, visit the iTunes store for a free download of the app on may 4th.
vector graphics enable deep zooming – drill into the data underlying it all
X-ray visualizations of everything from energy to food to health
see how we travel
explore the industrial ecosystem
tree maps provide another way to se the big picture
see your impact
design the future
designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.
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