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The digital landscape – maps of the internet

 

Chris Harrison has created some maps of the internet using data from the Dimes Project. The map above shows the density of web connections (routers) around the world.

 

NB: Dimes is a distributed scientific research project, aimed to study the structure and topology of the Internet, with the help of a volunteer community (similar in spirit to projects such as SETI@Home).

The following map shows connections between european cities:

 

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October 8, 2007 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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