gna 2.1

in my previous post, i focused primarily on the new internet archipelago as a system. to reiterate a very important point, the scale of each installation as shown in the previous posts is extremely exaggerated so that their relationship to one another can be understood at a large scale.

individual installation

below is an explanation of a single installation, including its form and its use.


img 1.1 - single installation


img 2.1 - the installation from above. the installation is made up of three volumes, each of which responds to a particular condition unique to the location of the installation:

• the internet
• language
• local need (such as aids relief, disaster relief, etc.)
  

each volume is oriented toward the nearest epicenter of each condition as mapped in formZ and interpreted by the algorithm.

now we will look at each of the volumes individually:


img 2-2 - the internet volume. the internet volume is made up of three sub-volumes. each of these sub-volumes responds to a specific router within the internet infrastructure. the lowermost sub-volume orients itself to the nearest local router; the middle sub-volume orients itself to the nearest mid-level router; the uppermost volume orients itself to the nearest mega-router. (the classification of each router is based on data relating to its prominence in the internet infrastructure.) the vertical dimension of each of these sub-volumes is determined by the distance data travels to move from the installation to the super-router.

this volume is used to house the equipment necessary to provide internet access to the installation. the logic internet service in the internet archipelago is explained below.



img 2.3 - the language volume. the primary language volume orients itself toward the nearest language epicenter. it is then bombarded by parasitic forms in order to reflect the complexity of language specific to the location of the installation. each parasite represents a language epicenter within 200 miles; its size reflects the number of speakers present at this epicenter. accordingly, in areas with a great diversity of language, the form language volume becomes quite complex.

this volume provides computers for internet access in each local language. it also serves as a digital repository and archive for language in order to preserve language and facilitate the growth of other languages on the internet.



img 2.4 - the local needs volume. the form of this volume is determined in the same way as the language volume, as explained above.

this volumes would provide a response to the local need (for example, an aids clinic or a relief headquarters or a polling booth).

logic of the archipelago

it is important to understand how the internet archipelago functions as a whole. the basic concept is to provide and easy and rapid method for expanding the internet infrastructure. the first installation in each archipelago is hard-wired into the existing infrastructure. it then flies a small balloon carrying a radio antenna to a height of 1 miles. the next installation is places within 178 miles. it too flies a balloon to a height of one mile. at this distance, these balloons share line of sight and can communicate using radio waves. each successive installation is placed within 178 miles of an existing installation, and the archipelago grows.



img 3.1 - the archipelago. here, three installation as shown. the earth's curvature and the size of each installation is extremely exaggerated. note the line of sight connection between each balloon. for the sake of comparison, 178 miles is the distance from clemson to florence or from genoa to venice.