Urban Exploration 55 
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Mobio - Listening to the walls whisper
“The sound devices described below were used for the first time by Echelle Inconnue in September 2010 in "plan d'Aou", a district of Marseilles, France, within the framework of the Smala project in order to trace a sound cartography of Islam in the city of Marseilles.
About fifteen sound edits were geolocalized in the district, these mobile prototypes gave the possibility to each one to listen to them while walking across "plane d'Aou" (For more information read (in french) : Smala Marseille, or listen online to the sounds edits)Several cases were imagined for a sound diffusion at the level of the district of "plan d'Aou", and our choice was made on a geolocalized sound system which makes "the walls whisper" by allowing a collective listening, located on places or selected spaces. This solution appeared the most appropriate to the context of the project and the district.
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Sheik Hamad name from space“
United Arab Emirates billionaire Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan has etched his name in the sand on Al Futaysi island in Abu Dhabi in such big letters it can be seen from space.
A satellite image from space confirms the enormous letters of the name “HAMAD” carved into the sand on Al Futaisi Island in Abu Dhabi. The name stretches a staggering two miles long and will likely be a permanent fixture on the distant island.
The island of Futaisi lies near the barrier island of Bahrani, in a shallow sheltered lagoon-type complex to the southwest of Abu Dhabi Island.Billionaire Sheikh Carves Name Hamad in Sand; Visible From Space
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An explanation and guide of the Peters World Map“
The Peters Projection World Map is one of the most stimulating, and controversial, images of the world. This map was first introduced by historian and cartographer Dr. Arno Peters at a Press Conference in Germany in 1974.
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Newspaper Map“All online newspapers in the world, translate with one click
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Alex Cheban - Graffiti in Chernobyl“A set of street art made on the walls of Chernobyl.
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Hypercities“HyperCities makes possible for geographic maps to seamlessly merging the historical representations of the city in their current situation, and thus connecting the digital archives, maps, and stories with the physical world.
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Martin Backes - Pixelhead“The full face mask Pixelhead acts as media camouflage, completely shielding the head to ensure that your face is not recognizable on photographs taken in public places without securing permission.
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Lewis Carroll's Ocean Chart“This map is an illustration in ‘The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits)’, a nonsensical and somewhat grim poem by Lewis Carroll
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Satellite Images Of The Ghost Cities Of China“The hottest market in the hottest economy in the world is Chinese real estate. The big question is how vulnerable is this market to a crash. One red flag is the vast number of vacant homes spread through China.
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Inverted Oceans - Kyle McDonald“What would the Earth look like if every elevation was inverted? If oceans were mountains and vice versa? Bathymetric (ocean depth) information from NASA is recolored here using topographic information.
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Banksy film - Exit Through The Gift Shop“Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results.
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The artvertiser“The Artvertiser is a software platform for replacing billboard advertisements with art in real-time. It works by teaching computers to 'recognise' individual advertisements so they can be easily replaced with alternative content, like images and video.
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Globe Genie“Globe Genie by Joe McMichael transports you to a random spot somewhere across the world.
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Google Earth kmz links/files“Spectacular satellite images of the world
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Atlas of True Names“The Atlas of True Names reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today's maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States.
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