Metric City Introduction
Channel: Metric City
Date: 28/07/2020

Metric City Introduction

Script: There are about 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Each galaxy has about 100 billion stars. What you see is a fly through 400,000 galaxies mapped by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in 2012.

We have learned a lot about the cosmos. Yet, we have struggled to grasp what is really going on in places where we live. Our cities.

United Nations projects that 68% of the world population will live in urban areas by 2050.

Despite improvements over the last centuries, a wide range of challenges are plaguing us and endangering all forms of life on the planet.

That is why we created Metric City to enhance public understanding of the world by surfacing city insights via the magic of technology.

Our vision is to empower world citizens by making data-driven actions and shape the more sustainable world of tomorrow.

Credit
3D map of the universe by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Earth at Night, NASA
Script, Narration, Music: Babak Goudarzipour

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