Giant globe

Abstract

The invention relates to a globe at a scale of 1:100,000, where 1 cm represents 1 km, and therefore has a radius of 63.71 m. A first sphere made of screens represents the surface of this globe. A second, even larger sphere, also made of screens, represents the space around the Earth. The objective of this invention is to welcome the public and immerse them in the experience of being an astronaut traveling around the Earth, able to move from pole to pole, and to admire the Earth on one side and the Universe in which it exists on the other. This invention allows its visitors to travel all around the Earth and to appreciate the upheavals it has undergone, is still undergoing today, and will continue to undergo in the future.

Description

Title of the invention: Giant globe Technical field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to the creation of a giant terrestrial globe allowing the public to travel all around the Earth. This globe is integrated into a building designed to accommodate the public and offers a unique and immersive experience for discovering our planet from an aerial perspective, as seen from space. Technological background

[0002] The production of a terrestrial globe, in three dimensions, generally consists of a sphere of more or less large size, ranging from a few centimeters in diameter to a dozen meters in diameter for the largest example known to date.

[0003] The largest representation of the Earth in the form of a globe is the artwork Eartha, installed in 1998 at the DeLorme Dr. company, located at 255 Sands Avenue, Yarmouth, Maine, USA. This artwork was created at a scale of 1:1,000,000, meaning that 1 millimeter represents 1 kilometer. While this artwork remains interesting to the public, the experience is quite limited. From the ground, located in the Southern Hemisphere, it is impossible to access the upper part, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. This globe is made of static composite panels. Although this artwork is open to the public, the public's immersion and the interactions offered are very limited. Eartha is therefore, to date, the largest globe representing the Earth.

[0004] There is another building called The Sphere, located at 255 Sands Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States of America. This project, launched in 2018, opened to the public on September 29, 2023. This building is a performance venue with 18,600 seats or 20,000 standing places, where concerts such as the band U2 have been held for a series of 25 dates since its opening. This spherical building, designed by the architectural firm Populous, is 112 meters high and 157 meters wide at its widest point. The building is covered with LED screens that allow video programs to be displayed on both the outer and inner layers. The Sphere has notably displayed images of the Moon and Mars on its outer layer. However, this building is an auditorium where the audience experience is oriented around musical programming, but no program is focused on any representation of our Earth. 。 Presentation of the invention

[0005] The giant globe can offer the public a unique and unprecedented experience. To achieve this, the globe features unprecedented proportions. The expected scale is 1:100,000, meaning 1 centimeter represents 1 kilometer.

[0006] At this scale of 1:100,000, here are some orders of magnitude of the Earth: a. The average radius of the Earth measuring 6371 kilometers, the average radius of the Earth measures 63.71 meters, or a height of 127.42 meters, the equivalent of a 42-story building. b. The diameter, therefore the Earth's equator on this globe, measures 400 meters, which is the distance of an athletics track. c. The surface area of ​​this globe is approximately 51,000 m2. d. The volume of the globe measures approximately 1,000,000 m3. e. On this globe, France measures approximately 10m wide and 10m high. f. By placing oneself at a distance of 3.58m from the surface of this globe, a no one will be at the same distance from the Mir Station to Earth and would therefore have the same view as an astronaut from the Mir Station.

[0007] To present a unique and exceptional experience, this globe can be covered with high-quality LED screens to represent even the smallest details of our Earth. The Earth's surface can be displayed on these screen panels. This surface area of ​​approximately 51,000 m² can display a great many details to provide an immersive experience for the public. On the surface of the globe, thanks to this giant screen, the public can witness various simulations, for example: a. Observe the sunrise and sunset on Earth and see the areas illuminated by the sun (during the day), and those that remain in shadow (at night). b. To the Earth's rotation on its axis, c. At the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, d. To a tsunami in Japan, e. To a cyclone in Japan, f. As the ice packs melt at the North and South Poles, g. Rising sea levels due to global warming, h. To plate tectonics and continental drift.

[0008] The invention can provide an educational dimension for the public through the different sequences or attractions that can be broadcast all around this globe.

[0009] The building that can house this giant globe must therefore also have extraordinary dimensions, the dimensions of which cannot yet be known. The building can represent an architectural feat in itself by its dimensions and its shape.

[0010] To further enhance the public experience, the internal wall of this building can also be covered with very high-quality LED screens to represent the Universe surrounding our Earth. With an estimated surface area of ​​approximately 59,000 m² (even larger than the Earth itself), this screen can allow the public to view other simulations, for example: a. The celestial body closest to Earth: the Moon, respecting its scaled dimensions and its movement around the Earth, b. The Sun, and the movement it represents for the Earth, summer and winter, c. The other planets of the solar system, d. The different constellations around the Earth, e. Shooting stars or other comets.

[0011] This external wall, which allows for the representation of the Universe, can make it possible to offer programs equivalent to those broadcast in planetariums. Here too, the invention can provide an educational dimension to the observation of the Universe.

[0012] The realization of the surface of the globe as a giant screen as well as the external surface as a giant screen can, in themselves, represent technological feats by the shape and size of these screens.

[0013] In this building, to move between the Universe and the Earth, a helical ramp running around the globe, starting at the North Pole and descending to the South Pole, allows the public to traverse the approximately 43 floors that would be necessary to experience the entire work. The ramp starts at the highest point of the building and descends to its lowest point, allowing the public to move between the Earth and the Universe. The building accommodates the public and allows them to move between the two screens so that they can contemplate the Earth and the Universe. This gently sloping ramp provides access for the public, and in particular for people with disabilities, to the entire surface of the Earth. Thus, no part of the globe would be inaccessible to the public. The public could therefore visit the entire Earth at a scale of 1:100,000 and visit any country they wish, in aerial view at this scale.

[0014] [Fig. 1] is a schematic representation of the giant terrestrial globe, as well as these The different main components are shown in the figure.

Claims

Demands

1. An architectural building comprising a 1:100,000 scale globe, i.e., 1 centimeter on this globe represents 1 kilometer in reality, the globe comprising a first giant screen displaying the Earth's surface, as well as video simulations of natural events and a spherical surface encompassing the first giant screen, the spherical surface comprising a second giant screen displaying the Universe surrounding the Earth, as well as video simulations of natural events, the building comprising a helical ramp, starting from the highest point of the building and rotating around the globe, and thus descending to the lowest point of the building, allowing the public to move between the Earth and the Universe, the helical ramp allowing the public to move between the two screens so that they can contemplate the Earth and the Universe, and attend the simulations that are offered.

2. Building according to claim 1, the first giant screen is 51,000m2.

3. Building according to one of claims 1 to 2, the second giant screen is 59,000m2.

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