Britain from above
Story: Mapping Information
A visualisation of Britain's information economy with communication at its heart. View the tentacles of our national telephone network and the lines of data travelling around Britain and out into the world.
With BBC
Year of development 2008
A landmark crossplatform BBC series, showing modern day Great Britain from the sky. The series includes stunning data visualisations, aerial photography and satellite imagery.
An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective. The series examines how each and every person in Britain is interconnecting, making Britain what it is today.
Britain looks very different from the skies. From a bird's eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways. Cutting edge technology allows you to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.
This landmark series of documentaries was filmed in High Definition and aired on BBC One, Two and Four for three weeks starting August 10, 2008. The website allows you to watch all the films from the programmes, exclusive material including Rewinds through time at 16 different locations, Rough Cuts of magic moments and Behind the Scenes.
The series director, Cassian Harisson, is one of the central guests of the Doclab programmethis year. He will give a keynote speech (industry only) at the IDFAcademy on Friday 21 November and a public lecture at the Any Media Documentary Workshop by Mediamatic.
Tags : photography, human interest, interactive, datavisualisation, social issues, locative media, internet
