“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
–Steve Jobs
Quotes
Quote of the Day
“The idea that we should not allow science to do its job because we’re afraid is really deadening.”
–Michael Specter
Quote of the Day
“Science has long informed the environmental movement. Now it must take the lead, because we are forced to enter an era of large-scale ecosystem engineering, and we have to know what the hell we’re doing.”
–Stewart Brand
Quote of the Day
“Urban planning is dead in the U.S.”
Quote of the Day
“If you’re going to change the world, you might as well do it at the world scale.”
— Carl Steinitz
Quote of the Day
“The debate over climate change has been long, heated and often troubled by different viewpoints. Geospatial technologies and tools cut through the thick fog of alternating views and bring real data and results to the forefront.”
Quote of the Day
“Maps are 100% content.”
Quote of the Day
“There is no such thing as information overload, only bad design.”
Quote of the Day
“We’re going to have a whole generation of people who (won’t) know how to use a map. … I was driving across the Golden Gate Bridge and my GPS said, ‘Take a right turn.’ (I’m thinking:) ‘Why? Have you seen my movies lately?’ ”
–Robin Williams
Quote of the Day
“Kennedy chose to go to the moon. Our generation must choose to remain on planet Earth.”
–Maldives President Mohammad Nasheed
GIS and Science 