We got so much power now

Lemurrhea — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:43:33 -0800

Gros Morne National Park, tucked away on the west coast of Newfoundland, has long been a getaway for both naturalists and hiking buffs.[Warning: resizes browser] A panoramic view of select locations in or near the park. In 1987, Gros Morne was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "The Park is a classic locality for understanding of earth's evolutionary history in terms of evolution of an ocean basin and evolution of a continental margin."[warning:pdf of unesco's evaluation] In addition to the earth rising from its grave, a significant portion of Newfoundland's research on all things aquatic is done at the Bonne Bay Marine Station. There is more to Gros Morne than just nature. It is home to the Trails, tales and Tunes festival and the Gros Morne Theatre Festival, among others. Recently, premier Danny Williams (prev) has proposed that a set of hydro lines running from Labrador's Lower Churchill plant could run through Gros Morne on their way to the (comparatively) heavily-populated regions of Newfoundland. Opponents are up in arms, claiming that "the national park could lose its United Nations designation as a World Heritage Site.". Premier Williams claims that rerouting the lines could cost $100 million, and wants the federal goverment to pitch in. Disclaimer: through friends & family, I probably know people involved with every business or NL group linked here. That's just how it works in small communities, I'm not shilling.

World Heritage Digitzation projects

stbalbach — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 13:09:09 -0800

Ben Kacyras is the inventor of the portable Cyrax 3D scanning camera traditionally used by surveyors for quickly creating "surgical exact" 3D models of large structures. Ben has set a goal to scan every World Heritage Site on Earth and make it available online so that if anything were to happen to a site, an exact replica could be re-built. Example Cyrax pictures. More 3D Camera links and other World Heritage Digitization efforts.