Down to Earth! From space data to ground knowledge. Down to earth takes numbers and uses metaphors to give back personalized visual interpretations. Using the large collaborative knowledge base freebase.com we get iconic buildings and monuments near you and compare with asteroid's dimensions to make an analogy. Also, you get the opportunity to see the impact if the asteroid hit the tourist attraction.

1. DOWNTOEARTH
from space data to ground knowledge

2. openfood
“To mobilise resources for asteroid
research, we will need to create empathy
for the potential moral and economic
hazard that these objects present”
James Parr, NASA Asteroid Program

3. Disconnected people
Asteroids live in a galaxy far far away

4. Making connections
People need meaningful data and
comprehensive information

5. A dialogue kickstarter
Down to Earth takes numbers and uses metaphors
to give back personalised visual interpretations

6. DOWNTOEARTH from space data to ground knowledge
diameter
weight
distance
Name: 2011 CQ1
Size (m): 100
Distance (km): 11.000
Name: 2002 GE
Size (m): 200
Distance (km): 239.000
Name: 1998 KG
Size (m): 500
Distance (km): 230.000
CRITERIA ASTEROIDS

7. SMASHIT
Asteroid diameter is6.3times the London Eye diameter
Closest distance from Earth was 230.000km and was on December 6 2011.
This is equal to 359 times the distance between London and Edinburgh.
Material Consistency
50% Iron
20% Platinum
30% Nikel
359

8. Impact Point: London Eye
Impact Radius (km): 1
Impact Prediction
Bringing asteroid hazards to public discussion

9. asteroid database
knowledge graph
userweb application
process

10. DOWNTOEARTH
thank you!
References
Pictograms from thenounproject.com