In this fifteen minute video, science fiction author and strategic foresight analyst Karl Schreoder discusses his idea of “rewilding”. In brief the idea is that by placing lots of wirelessly networked sensors in a habitat and connecting them to the internet, we can monitor them in real time and have hard data of exactly what benefits they provide. In a more speculative vein, this means ecosystems can be turned into autonomous economic and political actors, because they have a stake in human affairs.
I also had the opportunity to speak with Karl Schreoder in August at the World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal, about the connections between his idea and what GIS can do. After further discussion, it does seem that the basic components of the idea are within the realm of the technically feasible. It would make a neat project!
The website Sentient City explores a similar application of this technology in an urban setting, where digital information manifests itself with physical characteristics.
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