Google lately launched details about a massive venture they've been working that could carry internet accessibility everyone. Project Loon includes exclusively engineered balloons, traveling 20 km above the Earth's surface (out of eyes-sight), that can be organized to form one large communication system. You can read more about loon on the Project Loon website where Google describes what, how and where loon is going.
"It's a huge moonshot. A really big goal to go after," said project leader Mike Cassidy. "The power of the Internet is probably one of the most transformative technologies of our time."
On June 13, Google examined their research in Christchurch, New Zealand, a symbolic site. Back this year, an earth quake murdered 185 individuals and left citizens without internet accessibility. Search engines considers increase accessibility will help individuals being affected by natural disasters link with one another more quickly. If successful, the venture could, by the end of the several years, also carry news, educational materials and important, life-saving health details to almost everyone.
A custom-designed Internet antenna connected to a customer's house allows them to receive Websites from Project Loon. The internet antenna's balloon-inspired design is a lively icon of the Project Loon system.
"It's a very fundamentally democratic thing that what links everyone together is the sky and the winds,"
Said Richard DeVaul, an MIT-trained researcher who established Project Loon and assisted develop Google Glass.
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